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CLEAN SOLUTIONS
Eco Label Choices
A note From CLEAN SOLUTIONS about "Green" Products
There are many so-called "green" products now out there. When I saw large chemical companies who make bleach and other toxic cleaners making "natural" "green" products I knew we needed to look even more carefully.
If you are becoming confused, like many are, I want to share this information with you. The products we sell at CLEAN SOLUTIONS are all labeled with the full ingredients and whenever applicable have the green seals, certifications and MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) listed. There is nothing "hidden", so you know what you are getting.
These Certifications and Seals shown below are all independent organizations that set the standards and a business must meet their criteria to use these seals.
 CLEAN SOLUTIONS is Build It Green Certified
www.builditgreen.org
Certified Green Building Professionals
Professionals listed as Certified Green Building Professionals (CGBPs) have completed an in-depth training course in how to apply green building principles to residential projects. The certification program is administered by Build It Green and is open to all California building professionals (architects, contractors, engineers, interior designers, real estate professionals, solar contractors, etc.) Those who complete the course and pass the final exam are then recognized as Certified Green Building Professionals, and continuing education credits are required to keep certification current.
 CLEAN SOLUTIONS is Co-op America Approved
www.coopamerica.org
Co-op America is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to harnessing the economic power of consumers, investors and businesses to promote social justice and environmental sustainability.
Products from CLEAN SOLUTIONS
 Green Logic Degreaser, Green Logic Hardwood Floor & Laminate Floor Cleaner and Green Logic Hardwood Floor & Laminate Floor Refresher by CORE Products are all DfE approved.
The Design for the Environment (DfE) program is one of the EPA’s premier partnership programs working with the individual sectors to compare and improve the performance and human health and environmental risks and costs of existing and alternative products, processes and practices. The DfE U.S. EPA Chemistry program promotes the research, development, and implementation of innovative chemical technologies that prevent pollution in both a scientifically sound and cost-effective manner.
www.epa.gov/opptintr/dfe/index.htm
The Consumers Union Guide to Environmental Labels
What makes a good eco-label?
Below are the criteria we use at Consumers Union to evaluate eco-labels. Generally, the best eco-labels are seals or logos indicating that an independent organization has verified that a product meets a set of meaningful and consistent standards for environmental protection and/or social justice.
Meaningful and Verifiable:
Eco-labels should have a set of environmentally meaningful standards. These standards should be verifiable by the certifier or another independent inspection organization.
Consistent and Clear:
An eco-label used on one product should have the same meaning if used on other products. Standards should be written in a way that can be verified in a consistent manner so that the label is consistent in meaning among different products.
Transparency:
The organization behind an eco-label should make information about organizational structure, funding, board of directors, and certification standards available to the public. If such information is withheld, it is difficult to determine the meaning and clarity of the standards or the independence of the certifying organization.
Independent and protected from conflict of interest:
Organizations establishing standards and deciding who can use a logo should not have any ties to, and should not receive any funding from the sale of certified products or contributions from logo users beyond fees for certification. Employees of companies whose products are certified, or applying for certification should not be on the board of directors of the certifier (and no one affiliated with the certifier should be on the board of directors of the organization being certified). Some certifying organizations have explicit conflict of interest policies prohibiting such affiliations.
Opportunities for public comment:
All certification standards should be developed with input from multiple stakeholders including consumers, industry, environmentalists and social representatives in a way that doesn't compromise the independence of the certifier. For example, industry representatives can play an important advisory role without having direct financial, decision making or management ties to the certifier.
Thank you to: GreenerChoices.org
From Consumer Reports, Greener Choices
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