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EarthEnterprise Tool Kit
• Benckiser Consumer Products: EarthRite household cleaning products;
• Chemical Specialities Inc.: ACQ PRESERVE treated wood;
• Chemfree: Insectigone home and garden care products;
• The TreeFree Company: TreeFree recycled napkins, paper towels, and
tissues;
• Western Wood Products Association: Western lumber;
• Wellman Fibre Industries: Fortrel EcoSpun recycled polyester fibre used in
carpeting, apparel, bedding, and upholstery.
The SCS Forest Conservation Program, launched in 1991, uses an indexing
system to rank forest management practices, based on their ability to sustain
timber re s o u rc e s , maintain ecological viability, and promote sound
socioeconomic dev e l o p m e n t . Collins Pine Co., a family-owned business
headquartered in Portland, Oregon, was the first to undergo evaluation and
emerged with flying colours. “Collins’ conservation of mature timber in the
working forest is essentially unique to industrial forestry,” said the 51-page
study. “[Its] management practices demonstrated consistent appreciation for
and cooperation with the natural forest processes, an essential component of
any long term sustainable forestry program.”The Home Depot hardware chain
sells sustainably harvested Collins pine.
Certification standards for low-flow shower heads were released in May 1993,
and standards for volatile organic compounds in architectural paints and
coatings are under development.
To raise consumer awareness of the environmental impact of their own daily
activities, a Personal Environmental Report Card is now being developed.
Commuting distances and transportation methods, home energy and water
use, and recycling habits are included in the evaluation.
Green Seal
Green Seal is a U.S. non-profit environmental labelling organization that
awards a seal of approval to products found to cause significantly less harm to
the env i ronment than other similar pro d u c t s . G reen Seal dev e l o p s
environmental standards for consumer products through a public review
p rocess involving manufacture r s , e nv i ro n m e n t a l i s t s , consumers and
government agencies. Products are Green Seal-certified only after rigorous
testing and evaluation. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. is the primary testing
contractor for Green Seal.The Green Seal Certification Mark — the blue globe
with the green check — assures consumers that products bearing the Seal meet
stringent environmental standards.
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