It should be easy to be green.
To make it a little easier, here is a list of some of the commonly used product labels.
Organic: Produced without using fossil-fuel fertilizer, synthetic pesticides or genetically modified plants.
Sustainable/Renewable: made from sustainable or renewable materials that can be replenished easily, i.e.: using plant fibers such as bamboo, hemp or cotton rather that wood or materials made from petroleum.
Reusable: Designed to be used repeatedly for an extended time period.
Recycled: Made from recycled materials that come from previously used consumer products (post-consumer waste); from scraps created during the manufacturing process otherwise earmarked for landfills (post-industrial waste);or other waste (elephant dung).
Recyclable: Produced using materials that can be reclaimed and reinvented into usable products.
Compostable/Biodegradable: Manufactured from materials able to decompose safely in the environment. Both natural, biodegradable materials such as paper or plastic made from polylactic acid (PLA) derived from corn starch and synthetics such z bio-plastics with added accelerators belong in this group.
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