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Certifications such as Green Seal, EcoLogo, Seal of Approval and GreenGuard help cleaning professionals and suppliers separate environmentally friendly products from their traditional counterparts.
The new trend, however, is to identify green from “greener” products. Currently, certified products all bear the same labels, so users can’t tell which one is actually a safer option to use. The new information-based environmental label, or IBEL, works similar to a food label by displaying important health and environmental information that users normally do not see. By reading the label, users compare one green product to another to find out which is the best option for their workers, building occupants and the environment.
Another new label identifies how effective green products are. The High Performance Cleaning Product or HPCP testing program tests the soil removal efficacy of green hard surface cleaners. Products bearing this label help ensure end users that the product is not only environmentally friendly, but that it works, too.
The new trend, however, is to identify green from “greener” products. Currently, certified products all bear the same labels, so users can’t tell which one is actually a safer option to use. The new information-based environmental label, or IBEL, works similar to a food label by displaying important health and environmental information that users normally do not see. By reading the label, users compare one green product to another to find out which is the best option for their workers, building occupants and the environment.
Another new label identifies how effective green products are. The High Performance Cleaning Product or HPCP testing program tests the soil removal efficacy of green hard surface cleaners. Products bearing this label help ensure end users that the product is not only environmentally friendly, but that it works, too.
posted on 3/4/2010
