Professional laundry and cleaning services of items

This document provides Product Category Rules (PCR) for the assessment of the environmental performance of professional laundry and cleaning services of items. It aims to be the main way to develop and register EPDs in the International EPD System.

The services included in the product category definition are the laundry and cleaning services provided both private and public sector for sanitary use (hospitals, home care and health residences etc.), industrial and civil activities (factories, schools, jails, etc.) and accommodation (hotels, restaurants, etc.). Main aspects defining a laundry services are:

• type of cleaning system used in terms of machinery and equipment used (e.g. washing and ironing machines)
• type of client (hospital, accommodation, hotels, factories, restaurants, etc.)
• type of item. This PCR include the following items:textile, such as clothes, linen, workwear (except surgical drapes and gowns)mattress (standard and antidecubitus) and pillowsnon-textile items, such as cutlery, dishes, Personal protective equipment (PPE), surgical tools, etc.

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