In 1988 studies and surveys completed by different scientific bodies showed a direct relationship between CFC gases and the rarification of the ozone layer.

Aerosol sprays were blamed for harming the environment because of the use of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) propellents. At the time only 20% of the products still contained CFC gases, but a media campaign that was as resentful as it was inaccurate, demonized the entire aerosol spray industry.

Lindenberg abandoned its use of CFC gases at the end of the Seventies due to an incompatibility with its products. The CFC gases were replaced by harmless butane and propane gases, ecologically-based propellents that do not damage the ozone layer and are perfectly compatible with the ecosystem.

Although the aerosol industry was soon able to make the switch to alternative propellents the CFC/ozone affair paved the way for new levels of awareness and a change in cultural attitude towards the environmental issue.

For Lindenberg a constant focus on environmental compatibility became inextricably intertwined with production planning development.