Comments on: The 13 Best Eco Labels To Help You Shop Green

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 22:56:13 +0000

In reply to Mary.

WaterSense labels some devices that attach to faucets, and also soil moisture sensors and rain sensors. Thanks. http://www.epa.gov/watersense/outdoor/tech.html

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 22:44:42 +0000

In reply to Mary. You are so right, Diane. No one label covers everything, but both the organic label and the humane certified get us closer to "better," if not perfect.

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 22:43:36 +0000

In reply to Mary. Thanks for that information, Barbara. I'm glad you let our readers know about it.

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 22:42:57 +0000

In reply to Mary. Yes, indeed! Thanks for saying so.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 21:27:31 +0000

Nice to see so many labels with third part verification now embedded into our product lines. Progress!

By: TheGreenAdvocate

TheGreenAdvocate — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 15:00:32 +0000

Nice summary! Thanks!

But don’t forget the best label/certification of all!! It is the Animal Welfare Approved seal. It’s the ‘gold standard’ for farmers when it comes to providing assurance about their animal welfare, pasture-based farming, and sustainability practices. In fact, lot of the requirements for AWA certification go beyond even the USDA Organic and the Certified Humane label requirements. They are pretty terrific.

Check them out here

http://www.animalwelfareapproved.org

Barbara

By: diane

diane — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 04:19:48 +0000

It is always so hard to choose between products when they each have different eco labels! Humane certified is very important to me for my meat products but maybe they are not organically fed. Organic chicken can be raised in horrible conditions. Hard to decide what to buy nowadays!

By: John

John — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 20:13:24 +0000

This is a great summary of the various informative ‘eco labels’ that exist today in the marketplace. There are many more, of course, a large number of which are of dubious value, having been created by the manufacturer or their trade association. WATCH OUT for those!! In fact, any time you see a product label that involves ‘self certification’ by the manufacturer (such as Energy Star over the past years), rather than independent certification (such as WaterSense), be VERY SKEPTICAL! Thanks for posting this information, Diane.

One correction: WaterSense does not label ‘outside faucets’.