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Purpose

 

Greenstar is an independent not-for-profit organization.  Its purpose is to achieve a cleaner, healthier and sustainable world through the identification and promotion of products that are produced and used in an environmentally sound manner.  The health, cleanliness and sustainability of the environment can be improved through focus in the following areas:

 

-Protect human health.

-Eliminate use of known or suspected carcinogens

-Eliminate use of known or suspected toxins

-Protect existing ecosystems

-Minimize Ozone Depletion

-Minimize Global Warming (Restrict the use of human introduced atmospheric carbon dioxide)

-Eliminate production and use of products that create toxic pollution and damage or modify ecosystems

-Conserve resources

-Eliminate, wherever possible, the use of non-renewable resources, especially fossil based fuels and materials

-Encourage efficient use of renewable resources, including natural materials / ingredients

-Facilitate reduction, reuse and recycling of industrial, commercial and consumer waste