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Sustainable products in this database have one or more of the following characteristics
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Green
Seal®
Many products in this database have been designated as a Certified Green Seal® Product. Green Seal® is a non-profit organization that has established standards for many different categories of consumer products. Every product that they have certified is tested to be environmentally friendly, as well as an outstanding performer. All certified products meet or exceed the performance of comparable products in their field. Visit their website for more information and links to companies that have Green Seal® certified products. www.greenseal.org
ENERGY
STAR
Many products in this database will be listed with this Energy Star logo. These product has been certified to be more efficient and use less energy than non Energy Star certified products. Purchasing these products usually leads to future economic benefit from the energy savings alone. "ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices." www.energystar.gov
Quick facts:
| If all copiers sold in the United States were ENERGY STAR®-labeled and set to automatically default to duplex, the amount of paper used could be reduced by more than 200 billion sheets. This adds up to a savings of 1 million tons of paper, enough to save an estimated 20 million trees!! (EPA website from Massachusetts Operational Services Division, November 2000) |
| If every household in the United States replaced just one box of virgin fiber facial tissues (175 sheets) with 100% recycled ones, we could save 163,000 trees. (NRDC.org) |
| If every household in the United States replaced just one roll of virgin fiber toilet paper (500 sheets) with 100% recycled ones, we could save 423,900 trees. (NRDC.org) |
| If every household in the United States replaced just one roll of virgin fiber paper towels (70 sheets) with 100% recycled ones, we could save 544,000 trees. (NRDC.org) |
| If every household in the United States replaced just one package of virgin fiber napkins (250 count) with 100% recycled ones, we could save 1 million trees. (NRDC.org) |
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If every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars. (EnergyStar) |
| According to EnergyStar, in 2005 Americans, with the help of Energy Star, avoided greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 23 million automobiles — up from 20 million in 2004 — while saving $12 billion on their energy bills. |
