There are too many spurious claims and too many different labels. One step towards this involves the standardisation of labels for recycled, recyclable and reusable packaging. You may also see a flying bird indicating chlorine free paper, or a leaping fish indicating low chlorine paper. Many fridges saying they don t contain CFCs actually do contain HCFCs. These can also destroy the ozone layer.
Some manufacturers use HFCs instead.
These do not harm the ozone layer but are still greenhouse gases. We have often seen flagrant examples of false claims of environmental friendliness, and lack or consistency in product labelling. Recent examples were collected by Sutton council who surveyed 100 products sold in local shops. The European Commission have also reviewed the situation and are equally unhappy, they are amending a Directive to deal with it which will strengthen the laws against false claims. They have also set up monitoring teams to assess the situation.