Flustix Plastic-Free

Flustix is a sustainability label for plastic-free and partially plastic-free products. Our goal is to reduce the use of consumer plastics which account for 80 percent of plastic waste found in nature. Flustix analyses products and supply chains and then labels approved items with the Flustix certification marks. By making plastic reduction clearly visible for customers, we provide guidance and the opportunity to make a plastic-aware buying decision. Flustix supports plastic alternatives and communicates sustainability for innovative brands.

Our goal: to reduce plastic waste worldwide

It’s simple: we want to reduce plastic waste. Instead of discrediting the material in general, Flustix believes in rethinking it. Plastic is a valuable material which should be utilised only if absolutely necessary. Being certified by an independent sustainability institution enables brands to credibly express their increased CSR engagement within the field of plastic reduction. Flustix does not intend to stigmatise synthetic materials in general. In fact, Flustix acknowledges that plastic is a valuable material which has to be economised and used in an environmentally-friendly manner.

DIN CERTCO evaluates and confirms compliance with the criteria. Necessary for the flustix PLASTIC-FREE certification is a successful laboratory test of your product in advance.

Plastic-free total product (turquoise)

The flustix mark for a totally plastic-free product can be considered a milestone in consumer protection and sustainability certification. For the first time in history, producers are tested by an independent institution and pledge not to market any form of synthetics to customers.

Free from microplastics (light blue)

This trustmark certifies products, namely cosmetics and sanitary articles, detergents and cleaning agents that avoid using microbeads and microplastics. Generic microplastics defined by ECHA ANNEX XV RESTRICTION REPORT are solid plastic particles or fibers smaller than five millimetres which are added to products intentionally in order to increase viscosity or friction (in cosmetics particularly to create a so-called peeling-effect.)

Plastic-free product (dark blue)

This certificate applies to products which are plastic-free inside but have to be packed in plastic for sanitary reasons, such as medical appliances or similar.

Plastic-free packaging (green)

Consumer goods which are naturally free of plastics or synthetics or prohibited from containing them by law, such as food and beverages, can only apply for the ‘plastic-free’ label for their sales packaging and trays. Cosmetics and sanitary products are not included within this category and can qualify for content-specific certifications.

Each product or component has to pass through a multitiered plastic-testing process before Flustix certification is awarded. A company intending to get certified with our independent label has to send two items to Flustix and our partner laboratory WESSLING for testing.

You will receive a cost estimate for the detailed material analysis. The chemical experts at WESSLING test the item thoroughly using the latest analytical methods. These results give conclusive grounds for the plastic-free certification to be awarded via our licensing partner DIN CERTCO, which administers the Flustix plastic-free trust-mark licences. Please follow our online application form to order a test.