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Green cleaning Wiki Loves Earth in focus during May 2015 Discover nature, make it visible, take photos, help Wikipedia! From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2013) Green cleaning refers to using cleaning methods and products with environmentally friendly ingredients designed to preserve human health and environmental quality. Green cleaning techniques and products avoid the use of chemically reactive and toxic products which contain various toxic chemicals, some of which emit volatile organic compounds causing respiratory, dermatological and other conditions. Green cleaning can also describe the way residential and industrial cleaning products are manufactured, packaged and distributed. If the manufacturing process is environmentally friendly and the products are biodegradable, then the term "green" or "eco-friendly" may apply. Green cleaning is behavioral as well as simply using healthy and environmentally friendly products. Consumers are being made aware of the ways in which green cleaning is most-effectively used. [1] In fact, more emphasis these days is being placed on microfiber technology which eliminates the need for chemical cleaning supplies, or even green cleaners. Consumers as an individual or industry demand more eco-friendly, toxin-free cleaning products and friendly apartment cleaning services now. Contents [ hide] 1 Product labeling programs 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Product labeling programs [ edit ] Article Talk Read Edit More Search Edit links Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Donate to Wikipedia Wikipedia store Interaction Help About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact page Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Wikidata item Cite this page Print/export Create a book Download as PDF Printable version Languages Português Türkçe Create account Log in

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  • Green cleaning

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    This article needs additional citations forverification. Please help improve this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourcedmaterial may be challenged and removed. (June2013)

    Green cleaning refers to using cleaning methods and products withenvironmentally friendly ingredients designed to preserve human health andenvironmental quality.Green cleaning techniques and products avoid the use of chemically reactiveand toxic products which contain various toxic chemicals, some of which emitvolatile organic compounds causing respiratory, dermatological and otherconditions.Green cleaning can also describe the way residential and industrial cleaningproducts are manufactured, packaged and distributed. If the manufacturingprocess is environmentally friendly and the products are biodegradable, thenthe term "green" or "eco-friendly" may apply.Green cleaning is behavioral as well as simply using healthy andenvironmentally friendly products. Consumers are being made aware of theways in which green cleaning is most-effectively used.[1] In fact, more emphasisthese days is being placed on microfiber technology which eliminates the needfor chemical cleaning supplies, or even green cleaners. Consumers as anindividual or industry demand more eco-friendly, toxin-free cleaning productsand friendly apartment cleaning services now.

    Contents [hide] 1 Product labeling programs2 See also3 References4 External links

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    Among the product-labeling programs is the United States EnvironmentalProtection Agency's (EPA) Design for the Environment program which labelsproducts that meet EPA's criteria for chemicals. These products are allowed tocarry the Design for the Environment (DfE) label. Generally, products which arelabelled 'low' or 'zero' VOC are safer for human and animal health in the homeas well as the environment.

    See also [edit]Cleaning agentEnvironmental impact of cleaning agentsDesign for the EnvironmentUnited States Environmental Protection Agency

    References [edit]1. ^ "Guide to Green Cleaning" .

    External links [edit]EPAExample of Green Clean productsGreen Cleaning in SchoolsCleaning for Health: Products and Practices for a Safer IndoorEnvironment , Aug. 2002, from INFORM.org

    Categories: Cleaning products SustainabilityCleaning and the environment

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