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Cleaning of liquid damaged electronics 108

Cleaning of liquid damaged electronics is in itself a business that stimulate the circular economy, since it prolongs the lifetime of the electronic product - and thereby reduces the amount of electronic waist and the need to produce new electronic product.

The Nordic Swan Ecolabel focus on assuring that the costumer experiences the service as a good alternative to throwing out and buying new products, and to assure that the service is done with as small an environmental impact as possible.

Cleaning of liquid damaged electronics:

  • Has a high success rate of min. 70%, which prevents electronics waste and saves resources to produce new electronics.
  • Ensures a fast service.
  • Involves limited use of energy and water.
  • Only uses Ecolabelled cleaning agents.
  • Ensures the correct handling of electronic waste.
    1. Start your application process by reading the criteria document and find out if your product can obtain the Nordic Swan Ecolabel. 
    2. Read your Application Guide.
    3. Request login credentials.
    4. Now you are ready to enter the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal.

     

    Portal sign in                               Get login credentials

     

    Should you wish to transfer your licence, please use this form. 

  • Valid from 1/1 2025

    Amount excluding VAT

    Application fees

    		  
    Application for a new licence 3 348 EUR
    Application for renewal 1 673 EUR

    Annual licence fee

    The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled service is calculated based on the number of units saved from the workshops that are part of the licence (in the whole world):

    Per successful laptop 1.03 EUR
    Per successful tablet and phone 0.54 EUR
    Minimum fee in the Nordic region 2 232 EUR per year.
    Fixed fee applicable to turnover outside the Nordic region 2 232 EUR per year for turnover exceeding 300 000 EUR.

    Fee for extension / change of licence

    Fixed fee that is charged depending on how long the work takes.

    Up to 4 hours 418 EUR
    4-8 hours 836 EUR
    8 or more hours 1 673 EUR

    Fee for on-site inspections

    One on-site visit within the Nordic region is included in the application for a new or renewed licence.

    Additional on-site inspection within the Nordic region 557 EUR per visit
    On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe 1 673 EUR per visit
    On-site inspection outside Europe 2 790 EUR per visit
    Additional fee for on-site inspections lasting longer than one day 1 115 EUR per day

     

  • In the criteria document, you can read about how to document and verify compliance for each requirement. You can also find other application documents here.

  • Information on the latest version of the criteria for Nordic Ecolabelled cleaning of liquid-damaged electronics

    2.0: New criteria

    Nordic Ecolabelling adopted version 2.0 of the criteria for Cleaning of liquid damaged electronics on 13 November 2024. The criteria are valid until 31 October 2029.

    1.1 ⇛ 1.2: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria

    The valdity of the criteria has been prolonged with 6 months. The new version is called 1.2. and is valid to 1 June 2025.

    1.0 ⇛ 1.1: Adjustment of requirements

    In requirement O2, the rescue percentage has been adjusted. The new version is called 1.1.

    1.0: New criteria

    New criteria for the cleaning of liquid-damaged electronics have been adopted. The criteria are version 1.0 and are valid even on December 31, 2024.

  • In the background document below you will find reasoning and facts behind the specific requirements in the criteria document.

    Here you can also read the comments, requirement for requirement, from the public hearing.

    If the documents are in a Nordic language, you can get help in understanding the sections you need by contacting the product specialist in your chosen country below.