explanation
Products made from organohalogen compounds should be avoided due to numerous ecological disadvantages during the production cycle as well as for disposal and recycling. A position paper by the City of Vienna on this issue (particularly regarding PVC) is available at http://www.oekokauf.wien.at (in German).
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is generally undesirable as a constituent of products.
Supporting documents:
Manufacturer's confirmation.
All products bearing one of the following organic labels meet these criteria:
Alternatively, the corresponding baubook declaration may serve as evidence (www.baubook.info/oea).
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minimum requirement