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Avoid Greenwashers' False Claims

Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA

Jasmin Malik Chua

By Jasmin Malik Chua
Jersey City, NJ, USA | Sun Mar 23 17:21:00 EDT 2008

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How do you tell if a supposedly green product's claims are above-board and not puffed-up overstatements-or outright lies?

Natural Home has some suggestions on how to spot any potential greenwashing before you crack open your wallet, including checking if any well-respected green-certification programs back up your product's assertions.

Some other questions to ask:

1. Where did this material come from?

2. What are the byproducts of its manufacture?

3. How is the material delivered and installed?

4. How is the material maintained and operated?

5. How healthy is the material?

6. What do we do with the material once we're done with it?

::Natural Home

Difficulty level: Easy

 
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