How to rate product green?what should be the parameters of rating & how buying it will reduce carbon footprint?
July 27th, 2010 | 
Author: As we have carbon foot print calculator, how we can devise a green calculator to know how green a product is? what should be the basis of calculation?
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It would be even greener to not buy the product at all. Or, maybe buy a used one at a yard sale or salvation army.
When I think of something green, a live potted plant comes to mind. When I think of the basis of calculation, NASA’s Clean Air Plant Study pops up.
Here are the results:
"Common indoor plants may provide a valuable weapon in the fight against rising levels of indoor air pollution. Those plants in your office or home are not only decorative, but NASA scientists are finding them to be surprisingly useful in absorbing potentially harmful gases and cleaning the air inside modern buildings."
"NASA research has consistently shown that living, green and flowering plants can remove several toxic chemicals from the air in building interiors. You can use plants in your home or office to improve the quality of the air to make it a more pleasant place to live and work – where people feel better, perform better, any enjoy life more."
TOP 10 plants most effective in removing: formaldehyde, benzene, and carbon monoxide from the air.
Common Name – Scientific Name
Bamboo Palm – Chamaedorea Seifritzii
Chinese Evergreen – Aglaonema Modestum
English Ivy – Hedera Helix
Gerbera Daisy – Gerbera Jamesonii
Janet Craig – Dracaena "Janet Craig"
Marginata – Dracaena Marginata
Mass cane/Corn Plant – Dracaena Massangeana
Mother-in-Law’s Tongue – Sansevieria Laurentii
Pot Mum – Chrysantheium morifolium
Peace Lily – Spathiphyllum "Mauna Loa"
Warneckii – Dracaena "Warneckii"