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How to spot fake "green" cleaning products

Posted September 20th, 2007

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Eco-friendly or Eco-farce? The latest
eco-friendly trend of cleaning green
comes without regulation, so it can be
difficult for consumers to know if the
products they are buying are better
for the environment or not.

"Eco-friendly doesn't mean anything...
unfortunately marketers have figured
out that people are willing to pay a
premium, a little more, if it says eco
on it. So sometimes it does even though
it may not be ecofriendly at all," says
consumer advocate Michael Shames of
UCAN.

It can be difficult to tell if the products
are environmentally friendly even by
looking at the ingredients on the label.
Just because a product had natural oils
or juices doesn't mean it has a softer
impact on the environment.

Consumer advocates say if the label indicates the product is non-toxic it's better for the environment. Stores like
Whole Foods have done the homework for you. So you don't have to read the labels.

The eco-friendly products can be a little pricier than their more stringent chemical based products. But you don't have to pay more to go green.

"It's as simple as these basic organic materials," says Jimme Rogers of Whole Foods. "Lemon juice on the countertops, olive oil on your furniture. There's all kinds of alternatives. We've got baking soda that's good for cleaning glass especially for your coffee pot."

If you are going to take a chance on eco-friendly products, consumer advocates say it's truly a case of buyer beware.

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Fake Green Products

On May 6th, 2008 buddyfh (not verified) says:

This is an excellent article in identifying the Fake Green Products and to help us in gaining knowledge on the right and correct green products.

Keep it up.. Good work

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Green Cleaners

On March 26th, 2008 Jason Horner (not verified) says:

I have had fair results in the past with my commercial carpet cleaning business and wanted to use a green cleaner for my health and my customers health. I use a product called Carpet Envy right now. It's a non-toxic natural cleaner with a pH of 9.5. I add Orange Envy to bring the pH to 11 for tough traffic areas and stains. http://www.envyclean.com

All Natural Cleaning

On March 14th, 2008 Carpet Cleaning NJ (not verified) says:

Some cleaners in the past did not work well, Now most products clean just as well or even beter then the leading brands. And without the harsh chemicals. Ask people that you know what tyoe of cleaning solutions that they use, Spread the good word!
I am a all natural carpet cleaning company in NJ and I use organic cleaning solutions, if you need info call me 1-800-CLEAN-MY carpets

Really?

On March 13th, 2008 random guy (not verified) says:

really ive never seen these eco-friendly products
nothing in walmart says its better for the environment, and i dont see adds anywhere for that kind of stuff
that must be some kind of yankee thing, because none of thats here in mississippi

I agree that it's Eco farce

On February 1st, 2008 teren pretabil sediu (not verified) says:

I agree that it's Eco farce ! No doubt !

hello

On January 23rd, 2008 steve barnum (not verified) says:

I see there is a fashion blooming regarding ecological products. Even a Furniture Store guarantees that all the materials used are non-toxic, non-harmful to the ecosystem.

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