In today’s world of trying to be ecologically correct, it can be tough to know if what you are doing is actually good for the environment. The University of Georgia has made it somewhat easier for you with their website ugagreenway.com. This website has been created by the UGA faculty to help Georgians understand how to “go green.” Known for their traditional colors of red and black, the UGA team provides information on “greenwashing.” The term refers to false advertising claims by some companies regarding environmentally responsible products, according to an article in The University of Georgia Magazine. They even provide links where you can insert product information, learn about labels and more. These are from the website:
On the website, there is a questionnaire entitled “So what shade of green are you?” According to my results, there is plenty of room for improvement.
This is how my household rated: You are a ‘Growing Green.’ You are interested in environmentally friendly products and may even spend a little more for them, but make only small changes in your lifestyle and housekeeping. My family recycles, reuses and even ride bikes when we can. This site lets you know there is more that you can do to help the environment. I encourage you to take the test yourself and see where you land.
The green tip of the week is a particularly informative section.
This is the scoop for this week:
Need to recycle your mobile phone? Eco-cell will donate up to $15 per working cell phone to the zoo.
www.ecocell.org or www.greenphone.com. They also take phone chargers.
All in all this site is very informative, easy to use and really enables the user to take their green status to the next level.
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Our household only came out “Growing Green.” No surprise, I guess. I’ve had the rain barrels and compost bins on my “to do” list for about two years : )
My sister Jane Houlihan is the vice president of research for a national environmental research firm, the Environmental Working Group – their website rates everything from sunscreens to cell phones, and shares an amazing amount of insight on going green.
But I have to say, on our family beach vacations her viewpoints on toxicity levels of fresh ocean caught shrimp can make it hard to enjoy your dinner : )
You know how family is.
Still, you should check out – http://www.ewg.org
Ann, Thanks for the tip on the website. I will check it out. Glad to see that your family has the same Green rating we do!