Nearly Everything Labeled "Green" Is Actually Not
Latest95% of “eco-friendly” products are total bullshit. As if the idea that companies would mislead customers into buying (nice, green!) Widget A over (horrid, unsustainable!) Sprocket B weren’t bad enough, businesses love “green” claims, because they make people buy stuff.
According to the Wall Street Journal, more than 95% of consumer products marketed as “environmentally friendly” (or similar) had at least one misleading or false statement on their labeling. The fibbing ranged from seemingly minor (“vague or poorly defined marketing language, such as ‘all-natural,'”) to outright lies (“products falsely claiming to be compliant with the federal government’s Energy Star program” and plastic products claiming to be free of phthalates and Bisphenol A that in fact contained those very chemicals.) Do not believe that anything is environmentally friendly, ever! Clean your house with vinegar and baking soda and only ever drink from a Mason jar, basically! Almost none of these claims is subject to independent verification and certification.