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Green Seal / EcoLogo / EPA-DFE Certification Process |
| Setting the standard, raising the bar |
| Discover the steps to certifying your product or
process. Once a standard has been established, Green Seal / EcoLogo accepts
applications for certification. Products are then evaluated for
compliance with the applicable standard. Test data is
gathered for the environmental and performance requirements outlined
in the standard. The manufacturing facility is then visited to
evaluate quality control procedures. This ensures that the current
product is representative of future production. |
| If the product meets the "Green Seal"
and or "EcoLogo" standards, it
will be awarded the seal. The seal may be used on the product,
on packaging, in advertising, promotional materials, catalogs, and
in product descriptions. |
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Once certified, products are subject to annual
monitoring to ensure that the product offered for sale continues to
meet the standard. Any deviation is immediately brought
to the manufacturer's attention and corrective action must be
instituted within an appropriate time. Non-compliance may result in
termination of the manufacturer's privilege to carry the seal
on its product. |
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The position of Parish Maintenance Supply: |
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"If the product does not carry "Green Seal
or EcoLogo Certification" who makes a determination
that's it's really "Green" the person selling it,
the manufacturer, who? |
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We
feel that "Green Seal and EcoLogo " are the "Gold Standard"
as it relates to Green Products and everyone else is blowing smoke!.
The
US EPA's DFE certification program is gaining traction
as a viable alternative. |
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Any legitimate organization that is TRULY committed
to manufacturing, marketing, distributing and selling "Green
Products" must invest the financial resources to "prove" their
product is "Green". |
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Here's a case in point: A major "Retail - Commercial"
cleaning products manufacturer recently produced a "Green" product
line and created an internet site devoted to the promotion of the
products and how "Eco Friendly" their products were. An entire internet site was
developed to promote a "Green" marketing plan and how
environmentally responsible they are. |
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After the "Green Smoke" dissipates and you decide to
research cleaning products you're presented with a whole host of
products. Review the products and read the statements claiming. |
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Read the "Seven
Sins of GreenWashing" |
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"The company is an active participate in the Consumer
Specialty Product Association's (CSPA) Product Care Program, and the
XXX Pro Line Daily Cleaners meet or exceed the criteria of
EPA's EPP guidelines and GS-37 standards where applicable". |
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As you read the statement above, just ask yourself a
question - without "Green Seal Certification" who do you believe? |
