Whether a flame retardant is environmentally friendly is not determined by any organization or environmental label, but by the structure and performance of the flame retardant itself. Environmentally friendly flame retardants must meet the following three conditions: First, green flame retardants must be non-PBT (PBT: Persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic), that is, the release of chemicals to the environment is not durable and bioaccumulative It should be non-CMR (CMR: Carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction), that is, it has no carcinogenic, mutagenic and reproductive toxicity effects on the human body. Second, green flame retardants throughout the product life cycle, Whether it is in the extraction of upstream raw materials, production or transportation or downstream use of recycling, the impact on the environment is minimal, environmentally friendly flame retardants have a small release to the environment, consume less energy during the life cycle and are easy to recycle; finally, green flame retardants The regulatory and performance requirements of relevant regulations must be met. Based on the above 3 standards, most of the halogen-based flame retardants are currently environmentally friendly.

In addition, based on the risk that any chemical, including flame retardants, may remain undiscovered, large flame retardant manufacturers have also actively organized a "Release Control Voluntary Action Plan (VECAP)" to actively call on manufacturers and downstream users to continuously improve Process, recycling packaging bags, reducing the release of flame retardants to the environment, and minimizing potential harm.