Textile services, i.e. laundry and rent of textiles, concern many areas in both public and private business. Washing and delivery of work clothes, hospital textiles, textiles for hotels and restaurants, cloth hand towel rolls, mats and mops are a few examples.
Textile rental is an environmentally friendly alternative to owning textiles or using disposable items, and fits well in the circular business models that we need to regain.
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Welcome to apply for a Nordic Swan Ecolabel licence!
This is how you do:
- Read the application guide.
- Log in to the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal.
- Start your application.
If this is the first time you are applying, the authorized signatory must fill in your company information and approve the application conditions. In this way, you get login to the portal and the right to assign access to other colleagues.
Some special cases can not be done in the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal. Contact your advisor for such cases. More information can be found on Application step by step.
Please contact one of our national offices for information about fees for this product group.
Nordic Ecolabelling decided on 9 June 2026 to prolong the validity of the criteria until 31 May 2028. The new version is called 4.12.
4.10 ⇛ 4.11: Adjustment of requirement
Nordic Ecolabelling decided on 17 March 2026 to introduce the textile category cleanroom textiles, with its own energy factor values. The new version is called 4.11.
4.9 ⇛ 4.10: Prolongation of requirements
Nordic Ecolabelling decided on 20 January 2026 to prolong the validity of the criteria until 30 November 2027. The new version is called 4.10.
4.8 ⇛ 4.9: Adjustment of requirement
Nordic Ecolabelling decided on 2 September 2025 to adjust requirement O9 by also exempting products classified as H311, provided that the classification and labelling are solely due to the presence of oxalic acid, peracetic acid, or hydrogen peroxide. The new version is called 4.9.
4.7 ⇛ 4.8: Prolongation of requirements
Nordic Ecolabelling decided on 7 January 2025 to prolong the criteria. The new version is called 4.8 and is valid until 31 August 2027.
4.6 ⇛ 4.7: Adjustment of requirement
Nordic Ecolabelling decided on April 16, 2024, to extend the transition period for TiO2 in requirements for classification of constituent substances (O10). The new version is called 4.7.
4.5 ⇛ 4.6: Adjustment of requirement
Nordic Ecolabelling decided on 13 February 2024 to adjust requirement O15, O16 and O18 for specialized laundries for industrial cloths with no wastewater discharge. The new version is called 4.6.
4.4 ⇛ 4.5: Prolongation of requirements
Prolongation of Textile services with 12 months, and it is now valid to 31 December 2026.
4.3 ⇛ 4.4: Adjustment of requirement
Requirement O10 has been adjusted regarding the transition period for titanium dioxide which has been further prolonged and now applies until June 30, 2024.
The new version is called 4.4 and is valid until 31 December 2025.
4.2 ⇛ 4.3: Adjustment of requirement and prolongation of the validity of criteria
Requirement O10 has been adjusted regarding the transition period for titanium dioxide which now applies until June 30, 2023. In addition, the validity of the criteria has been extended by 6 months. The new version is called 4.3 and is valid until 31 December 2025.
4.1 ⇛ 4.2: Prolongation of requirements
The validity of the criteria has been extended by 12 months. The new version 4.2 is valid even though 30 June 2025.
4.0 ⇛ 4.1: Adjustment and prolongation of validity of requirements
Requirement O10 has been adjusted for a transition period for titanium dioxide. In addition, the validity of the criteria has been extended by 12 months. The new version 4.1 is valid until 30 June 2024.
4.0: New criteria generation
The criteria have been revised and a new generation has been decided. The new version 4.0 is valid even though June 30, 2023.
3.6 ⇛ 3.7: Prolongation of requirements
The validity of the criteria has been extended by 6 months. The new version 3.6 is valid even though September 30, 2020.
3.5 ⇛ 3.6: Prolongation of requirements
The validity of the criteria has been extended by 15 months. The new version 3.6 is valid even though March 31, 2020.
3.4 ⇛ 3.5: Adjustment of requirements
Peracetic acid is excluded from the calculation in claim O12. The new version 3.5 is valid even though December 31, 2018.
3.3 ⇛ 3.4: Prolongation of requirements
The validity of the criteria has been extended by 24 months. The new version 3.4 is valid even though December 31, 2018.
3.2 ⇛ 3.3: Adjustment of requirements
Requirements P10, points for ecolabelled textiles and O20 Requirements for textiles have been adjusted so that textiles marked with Good Environmental Choice and GOTS are also considered to be ecolabelled textiles. At the same time, the requirement O36 that concerns marketing was removed. The new version 3.3 is valid until December 31, 2016.
3.1 ⇛ 3.2: Adjustment of requirements
O12: Requirements O12, Wash chemicals content of environmentally hazardous non-readily degradable substances has been adjusted so that the enzyme protease / subtilisin classified H411 is excluded from the requirement. The new version, 3.2, is valid until December 31, 2016.
3.0 ⇛ 3.1: Adjustment of requirements
O12: Sodium hypochlorite, CAS no. 7681-52-9 and sodium dichloroisocyanurate, dihydrate, CAS No. 51580-86-0, which are classified as H410 are exempt from requirement O12, content of hazardous non-readily degradable substances in detergents.