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'''Green cleaning''' refers to using cleaning methods and products with [[environmentally friendly]] ingredients and procedures which are designed to preserve human health and environmental quality.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 November 2016 |url=https://www.cleanlink.com/news/article/Defining-Green-Cleaning-And-Why-It8217s-Important--20191 |work=cleanlink.com |title=Defining Green Cleaning And Why It's Important|access-date=26 July 2018}}</ref> Green cleaning techniques and products avoid the use of products which contain toxic [[chemicals]], some of which emit [[volatile organic compounds]] causing [[respiratory]], [[dermatological]] and other conditions.<ref>{{cite web |work=[[The Spruce]] |date=July 12, 2022 |url=https://www.thespruce.com/what-is-green-cleaning-1900463|title=What Is Green Cleaning? |first=Sarah |last=Aguirre |access-date=5 May 2023 }}</ref> 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.


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==Product labeling programs==
'''Green cleaning''' refers to using cleaning methods and products with [[environmentally friendly]] ingredients designed to preserve human health and environmental quality.
Among the product-labeling programs is the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]]'s (EPA) Design for the Environment program which labels products that meet the EPA's criteria for chemicals. These products are allowed to carry the [[Design for Environment|Design for the Environment (DfE) label]], renamed [[EPA Safer Choice]] in 2015. Generally, products which are labelled 'low' or 'zero' [[volatile organic compound|VOC]] are safer for human and animal health in the home as well as the environment. In addition, the EPA's [[Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976|Toxic Substances Control Act]] addresses chemicals in the environment and makes regulatory rules to maximize human health.<ref>{{cite web |title=Summary of the Toxic Substances Control Act |url=https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-toxic-substances-control-act |website=[[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] |language=en |date=22 February 2013 |access-date=5 May 2023 }}</ref> There are also independent product labeling programs for cleaning products and cleaning services offered by nonprofit organizations like [[Green Seal]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kocsis |first1=Anne |title=The Complete Guide to Eco-Friendly House Cleaning: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply |date=2010 |publisher=Atlantic Publishing Company |isbn=978-1-60138-366-2 |page=60 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=03xRDlSEDPMC&pg=PA60 |language=en}}</ref>


On October 15, 2017, California Governor [[Jerry Brown]] signed into law [[Senate Bill 258]], the [[Cleaning Product Right to Know Act]].<ref name="sb258">{{Cite web |url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB258 |url-status=live |title=Bill Text - SB-258 Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017.|website=leginfo.legislature.ca.gov |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506054018/https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB258 |access-date=2018-07-14|archive-date=6 May 2017 }}</ref> The bill was brought to the floor by [[Senator Ricardo Lara]]<ref name="sb258"/><ref name=lara/> and supported by some of the oldest green cleaning manufacturers, such as Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks of [[Earth Friendly Products]]<ref>{{Cite press release |url=http://ecos.com/press-releases/earth-friendly-products-celebrates-passage-californias-historic-ingredient-transparency-legislation/ |url-status=dead |title=Earth Friendly Products Celebrates Passage of California's Historic Ingredient Transparency Legislation|date=2017-10-17|work=ecos.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040149/http://ecos.com/press-releases/earth-friendly-products-celebrates-passage-californias-historic-ingredient-transparency-legislation/ |access-date=2018-07-14|archive-date=1 December 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> and board member of the [[American Sustainable Business Council]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asbcouncil.org/news/governor-brown-signs-cleaning-products-right-know-act%C2%A0#.WhTAlkqnGM8 |title=Governor Brown Signs Cleaning Products Right to Know Act |work=American Sustainable Business Council |access-date=2018-07-14|archive-date=2017-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103215358/http://asbcouncil.org/news/governor-brown-signs-cleaning-products-right-know-act%C2%A0#.WhTAlkqnGM8|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as mainstream companies who are entering into the green cleaning space such as [[SC Johnson]]<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sc-johnson-applauds-californias-passing-of-cleaning-product-right-to-know-act-300518439.html|title=SC Johnson Applauds California's Passing of Cleaning Product Right to Know Act|website=prnewswire.com |language=en |access-date=2018-07-14}}</ref> who recently purchased [[Mrs. Meyers]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.minnpost.com/business/2014/02/sc-johnson-integrating-caldreamrs-meyers-racine-ceasing-minneapolis-operations/ |date=11 February 2014 |first=Corey |last=Anderson |title=S.C. Johnson integrating Caldrea/Mrs. Meyer's in Racine, ceasing Minneapolis operations|work=MinnPost|access-date=2018-07-14|language=en}}</ref> and [[Method Products|Method]].<ref>{{Cite press release |url=https://www.scjohnson.com/Press%20Releases/2017/September/SC%20Johnson%20Signs%20Agreement%20to%20Acquire%20Method%20and%20Ecover |date=14 September 2017 |title=SC Johnson Signs Agreement to Acquire Method and Ecover |website=[[SC Johnson]] |access-date=2018-07-14 }}</ref> The Cleaning Product Right to Know Act makes California the first state to require ingredient labeling both on product labels and online for cleaning products. Unlike retail packaged food, no federal requirements exist for disclosing ingredients on cleaning products. The Cleaning Product Right to Know Act will require known hazardous chemicals in cleaning products to be listed on both product labels and online by 2020. The legislation lists 34 chemicals<ref name="sb258"/> found in cleaning products that have been shown to [[carcinogen|cause cancer]], [[birth defect]]s, [[asthma]] and other serious health effects:
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.


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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.
# [[1,4-Dioxane]]
# [[1,1-Dichloroethane]]
# [[Acrylic acid]]
# [[Benzene]]
# [[Benzidine]]
# [[1,3-Butadiene]]
# [[Carbon tetrachloride]]
# [[Chloroform]]
# [[Ethylene oxide]]
# [[Nitrilotriacetic acid]]
# [[Butyl benzyl phthalate]]
# [[Butyl decyl phthalate]]
# [[Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate]]
# [[Diethyl phthalate]]
# [[Diisobutyl phthalate]]
# [[Di(n-octyl) phthalate]]
# [[Diisononyl phthalate]]
# [[Dioctyl phthalate]]
# [[Butylparaben]]
# [[Ethylparaben]]
# [[Isobutylparaben]]
# [[Methylparaben]]
# [[Propylparaben]]
# [[Formaldehyde]]
# [[DMDM hydantoin]]
# [[Diazolidinyl urea]]
# [[Glyoxal]]
# [[Imidazolidinyl urea]]
# [[Polyoxymethylene urea]]
# [[Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate]]
# [[2-Bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol]]
# [[N-Nitrosodimethylamine]]
# [[N-Nitrosodiethylamine]]
# [[1-(3-chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride]]
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In the announcement<ref name=lara>{{Cite press release |url=http://sd33.senate.ca.gov/news/2017-10-15-governor-brown-signs-cleaning-product-right-know-act-create-first-nation-label-law |title=Governor Brown Signs Cleaning Product Right to Know Act to Create First-in-Nation Label Law for Consumers|website=Senator Ricardo Lara|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017192121/http://sd33.senate.ca.gov/news/2017-10-15-governor-brown-signs-cleaning-product-right-know-act-create-first-nation-label-law |language=en|access-date=2018-07-14|archive-date=17 October 2017 }}</ref> made by the California State Senate said the bill was in "response to consumers' demand for transparency."
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.<ref>{{cite article |title=Guide to Green Cleaning | url=http://inhabitat.com/green-home-101-guide-to-green-cleaning/ }}</ref> 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.

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==Product labeling programs==
Among the product-labeling programs is the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]]'s (EPA) Design for the Environment program which labels products that meet EPA's criteria for chemicals. These products are allowed to carry the [[Design for Environment|Design for the Environment (DfE) label]]. Generally, products which are labelled 'low' or 'zero' [[volatile organic compound|VOC]] are safer for human and animal health in the home as well as the environment.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Green Seal]]
* [[Cleaning agent]]
* [[Cleaning agent]]
* [[Environmental impact of cleaning agents]]
* [[Environmental impact of cleaning agents]]
* [[Design for the Environment]]
* [[Design for the Environment]]
* [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]]
* [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]]
* [[Greenwashing]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.epa.gov/dfe EPA]
* [http://www.epa.gov/dfe Epa.gov]
* [https://www.nilfisk-alto.mx/es/About%20Nilfisk-ALTO/Pages/Green-meets-clean.aspx Example of Green Clean products]
* [http://www.greencleanschools.org Green Cleaning in Schools]
* [http://informinc.org/cleanforhealth.php Cleaning for Health: Products and Practices for a Safer Indoor Environment], Aug. 2002, from [http://informinc.org/ INFORM.org]


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[[Category:Cleaning and the environment]]
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Green cleaning refers to using cleaning methods and products with environmentally friendly ingredients and procedures which are designed to preserve human health and environmental quality.[1] Green cleaning techniques and products avoid the use of products which contain toxic chemicals, some of which emit volatile organic compounds causing respiratory, dermatological and other conditions.[2] 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.

Product labeling programs

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Among the product-labeling programs is the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Design for the Environment program which labels products that meet the EPA's criteria for chemicals. These products are allowed to carry the Design for the Environment (DfE) label, renamed EPA Safer Choice in 2015. Generally, products which are labelled 'low' or 'zero' VOC are safer for human and animal health in the home as well as the environment. In addition, the EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act addresses chemicals in the environment and makes regulatory rules to maximize human health.[3] There are also independent product labeling programs for cleaning products and cleaning services offered by nonprofit organizations like Green Seal.[4]

On October 15, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 258, the Cleaning Product Right to Know Act.[5] The bill was brought to the floor by Senator Ricardo Lara[5][6] and supported by some of the oldest green cleaning manufacturers, such as Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks of Earth Friendly Products[7] and board member of the American Sustainable Business Council,[8] as well as mainstream companies who are entering into the green cleaning space such as SC Johnson[9] who recently purchased Mrs. Meyers[10] and Method.[11] The Cleaning Product Right to Know Act makes California the first state to require ingredient labeling both on product labels and online for cleaning products. Unlike retail packaged food, no federal requirements exist for disclosing ingredients on cleaning products. The Cleaning Product Right to Know Act will require known hazardous chemicals in cleaning products to be listed on both product labels and online by 2020. The legislation lists 34 chemicals[5] found in cleaning products that have been shown to cause cancer, birth defects, asthma and other serious health effects:

  1. 1,4-Dioxane
  2. 1,1-Dichloroethane
  3. Acrylic acid
  4. Benzene
  5. Benzidine
  6. 1,3-Butadiene
  7. Carbon tetrachloride
  8. Chloroform
  9. Ethylene oxide
  10. Nitrilotriacetic acid
  11. Butyl benzyl phthalate
  12. Butyl decyl phthalate
  13. Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
  14. Diethyl phthalate
  15. Diisobutyl phthalate
  16. Di(n-octyl) phthalate
  17. Diisononyl phthalate
  18. Dioctyl phthalate
  19. Butylparaben
  20. Ethylparaben
  21. Isobutylparaben
  22. Methylparaben
  23. Propylparaben
  24. Formaldehyde
  25. DMDM hydantoin
  26. Diazolidinyl urea
  27. Glyoxal
  28. Imidazolidinyl urea
  29. Polyoxymethylene urea
  30. Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate
  31. 2-Bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol
  32. N-Nitrosodimethylamine
  33. N-Nitrosodiethylamine
  34. 1-(3-chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride

In the announcement[6] made by the California State Senate said the bill was in "response to consumers' demand for transparency."

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Defining Green Cleaning And Why It's Important". cleanlink.com. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. ^ Aguirre, Sarah (12 July 2022). "What Is Green Cleaning?". The Spruce. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Summary of the Toxic Substances Control Act". United States Environmental Protection Agency. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ^ Kocsis, Anne (2010). The Complete Guide to Eco-Friendly House Cleaning: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply. Atlantic Publishing Company. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-60138-366-2.
  5. ^ a b c "Bill Text - SB-258 Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Governor Brown Signs Cleaning Product Right to Know Act to Create First-in-Nation Label Law for Consumers". Senator Ricardo Lara (Press release). Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Earth Friendly Products Celebrates Passage of California's Historic Ingredient Transparency Legislation". ecos.com (Press release). 17 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Governor Brown Signs Cleaning Products Right to Know Act". American Sustainable Business Council. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  9. ^ "SC Johnson Applauds California's Passing of Cleaning Product Right to Know Act". prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  10. ^ Anderson, Corey (11 February 2014). "S.C. Johnson integrating Caldrea/Mrs. Meyer's in Racine, ceasing Minneapolis operations". MinnPost. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  11. ^ "SC Johnson Signs Agreement to Acquire Method and Ecover". SC Johnson (Press release). 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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