Eco-friendly literally means earth-friendly or not harmful to the environment. This term most commonly refers to products that contribute to green living or practices that help conserve resources like water and energy. Eco-friendly products also prevent contributions to air, water, and land pollution. You can engage in eco-friendly habits or practices by being more conscious of how you use resources.
Human Safety
Making a truly eco-friendly product keeps both environmental and human safety in mind. At a minimum, the product is non-toxic. Other eco-friendly attributes include the use of sustainably grown or raised ingredients, produced in ways that do not deplete the ecosystem. Organic ingredients or materials are grown without toxic pesticides or herbicides. Products "made from recycled materials" contain glass, wood, metal, or plastic reclaimed from waste products and made into something new. Biodegradable products break down through natural decomposition, which is less taxing on landfills and the ecosystem as a whole.
Toxic Chemicals
Environmentalists and Health Programs has worked for over many decades to safeguard workers and communities by reducing exposure to toxic chemicals that air cause harmful disease. Chemicals used in our working environment, such as mercury, lead, and certain man-made chemicals, have been linked to cancer, birth defects, and brain impairments. Reducing or eliminating a load of these dangerous chemicals in the products we use, we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink can help reduce the toll of human disease and suffering.
Food Supply
We aim to promote sustainable agricultural practices to eliminate harmful chemicals used in the food industry as well as the commercial and domestic agriculture industry. We continue to step up to protect the safety of our food supply and consumer products, including working to reduce harmful chemicals.
It is widely recognized that the key to solving the masses of environmental issues that occur today begins with us. The use of natural products promotes both a healthy lifestyle and a cleaner environment.
With scientific knowledge gained on how our environment actually reacts to the application of many different formulas to eliminate pests, and toxic products and to grow to produce, a large range of natural and biodegradable products has been developed which also enhances the objective to provide a cleaner environment for today and tomorrow.