Benchmarch for Recycled Products

What should be the benchmark for an Eco Earth Friendly Products

There are two main considerations that make products “green” or eco earth  friendly.  One is products made of post consumer waste, and the other is products that are bio degradable.  Some products can be both as well.

There are many products in the market today made from post consumer waste. There are many paper and plastic products made from post consumer waste (PCW). The key to these products is how much of this is used in making these items. You can find products made from 15% to 100% post consumer content. The higher the post consumer content the more eco friendly these products become. The main reason for using post consumer waste made paper products is due to the fact they consume  65% less energy , 80% less water, and 90% less air pollution than virgin paper products.*

Another type of eco friendly product to look for are ones that are recyclable or bio degradable. We are facing a serious problem with landfill waste. By using products that you can recycle or are bio degradable materials. It is vital that we as humans begin to take our environment into consideration and begin to use more products like this.

The last type of product is one that is made from post consumer product as well as being bio degradable. Many shipping envelopes and boxes fall under this category. So when you get ready to mail that letter or package, or you receive a package try to recycle or use recycled products.

* Source: earth911.org