Environmental Materials & ProductsSo Why Should I Care ?

Using Recycled or Environmental Products Is Not Important Right ?After all, No One is Really Asking For Them , They Costs More and Dont Look as Good As New Stuff

What We Waste28 Billion Pounds Of Glass goes to Landfill39 Million Newspapers go to landfill Each Day- 500,000 trees We use 2 million plastic bottles an hourWe recycle about 10% of our wasteEurope recycles about 65%

Well, Lets SeeSpecified Any Poison Lately ?Victor Yushchenko

DefinitionsBio Accumulative The chemical accumulates in the tissuesMutagens the chemical causes mutation of the Cell StructureCarcenogen The Chemical Causes CancerTeratogen The Chemical is Passed from mother to Child in Vitro, or Breast milk.Sulfonamides- Inhibits the Action of a Plant Enzyme, stopping plant growth. ( Found in Some Textile Dyes)

FormaldehydeIrritation of eyes , Nose and Throat

HHS has determined that formaldehyde may reasonably be considered a human carcenogen

Where is Formaldehyde Used ?Glues and Adhesives

Binder for Fiberglass & Mineral Fiber

Binder for Particleboard and Plywood

Substitutes for FormaldehydeMDI Methylene Biphenyl Isocyanate Once Cured VERY Stable

Lignum Natural Binder Present in Fiber

PTP Plant Based Polymer Triglycerides

LeadLead Does NOT break down in the environment.Lead is a TeratogenLead can damage the Nervous System, Kidneys, Reproductive SystemHHS has determined that may be reasonably anticipated as a carcinogin.

Where Do We Find Lead ?Production of PVC

MercuryMercury is a TeratogenMercury is a Bio AccumulativeMay Damage Brain or Kidneys

In Children: Mental retardation, blindness, seizures, Inability to Speak

Where Do We Find MercuryFluorescent Light Bulbs

In Certain Fabric Dyes

BenzeneBreathing causes drowsiness, dizziness, unconsciousness

Long term exposure can cause anemia, leukemia.

Benzene is a known carcinogen

Where Do We Find Benzene ?Glues

Paints

Furniture Wax

CadmiumDamages the LungsCan Cause Kidney DiseaseIrritation of Digestive Track

It Does Not Break Down in the EnvironmentIt is a Bio Accumulative

Where Do We Find Cadmium ?Pigments

Fabric Dyes

Metal Coatings

Plastics

PVC Production

TrichloroethyleneDrinking or Breathing may cause Nervous System Effects.

Liver and Lung Damage

Abnormal Heart Beat , Coma

Where do We Find Trichloroethylene

Solvent for Grease Removal From Metal Parts

Adhesives

StyreneBreathing Styrene is most likely to effect the Nervous system.DepressionLack of ConcentrationPossible Eye, Nose Throat IrritationHHS has determined that Styrene is possibly carcenogenic.

Where Do We Find Styrene ?Rubber

Plastic

Insulation

Fiberglass

Chromium VINasal DamageUlcersKidney & Liver Damage

A Known Carcenogen

Where Do We Find Chromium VIChrome Plating

Fabric Dyes and Pigments

Leather Tanning

Wood Preservatives

PVC Polyvinyl ChlorideImmune System DamageHormone DisruptionContamination Occurs During Production, Use and DisposalBio AccumulativeProduces Dioxin when burned.Dioxins are Bio Accumulative, Mutagenic and Carcenogenic.

Where Do We Find PVC ?Wall CoverCarpet BackingPanel System Base Panel CoversPanel System ConnectorsEdge Banding on Work SurfacesWindow Treatments

Maybe This is Important After All ?Research CDChttp://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html

Now, What about Recycling ?

Did You See The Tires ?Did You See The People ?

Post Consumer Waste

Where Most Of The Industry Hangs Their Environmental Hats

Recycled Steel

Recycled Aluminum

Recycled Content in Particle Board

Recycled Content ClaimsFTC Guidelines Govern Manufacturers claims for Recycled Content.

A Manufacturer must demonstrate that by their use of the material, the material is diverted from the waste stream.

Steel FactsEveryone's Steel is from Recycled Steel you cant buy it any other way !!A Lot of our Steel is ImportedSteel Does NOT go to the Landfill for Lack of Market - Only Laziness or inability to separate66% of Steel is Recycled Content on Average.Can be 99% from Arc- Furnace

Aluminum FactsEveryone's Aluminum is from Recycled Aluminum. Aluminum is made from Primary and Recycled AluminumRecycled Aluminum Costs LESS than Primary AluminumAluminum Does NOT go to the Landfill because of lack of market.

Particle BoardAll particleboard is, and has been made with Post Industrial Waste.

When a Product is NORMALLY made with Waste Material, From the Manufacturing Process, You Cannot Include those Materials In Your Recycled Calculations- According to FTC Guidelines

How Do YOU Define Sustainabilitiy ?

A Product May Have 100% Recycled Content But High Levels of Toxicity

A Product May Have NO Recycled Content But No Toxicity

What About Greenguard tm?

What Greenguard tm DoesMeasures VOC for Indoor Air Quality

Emphasis on:FormaldehydeBenzyeneStyrene

What Greenguard tm Does Not DoAnalyze Recycled ContentAnalyze ToxicityAnalyze Bio-Based ContentMeasure any effects of degradation in Landfills

Forest Stewardship CouncilFounded in 1993, FSC's mission is to promote environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world's forests. FSC forest management standards are based on FSC's 10 Principles and Criteria of responsible forest management. http://www.fscus.org/

Forest Stewardship CouncilGuiding Principles ( Partial Listing)Forest ManagementEnvironmental ImpactWorkers RightsRights of Indigenous PeoplesMonitoring and Assessment

http://www.fscus.org/standards_criteria/

McDonough - BraungartDesign Philosophy

Cradle to Cradle Design

Waste = FoodDesign Materials and Products That Are SafeCollect & Recover the Value of These Materials

The Focus of Cradle 2 CradleEmphasis on Human and Ecological Health Impact on a a Products IngredientsAbility of the Product to be Truly Recycled or CompostedThe Quality of Energy UsedWater Quality and QuantitySocial Responsibility of the Manufacturer

SPIN - Dead GiveawaysMy Product is RecyclableMy Product is LEED CertifiedMy Product is Green because we use Recycled PackagingMy Product is Green because we Recycle our WasteMy Product is Green because we are Energy Efficient

How GREEN Is It ?

In a LEED Certified FactoryWhere Literature is printed On Recycled Paper... Where Employees collect Aluminum Cans, Waste Paper and Pop Bottles.You make a product that is Green Guard Certified ( low VOC emissions).

How GREEN is The Product if It Contains..

Teratogins, and Bio-accumulatives: formaldehyde, mercury, PVC,cadmium and there are substitutes ?

Negligible legitimate Recycled Content

No Legitimate Sustainable Attributes

Green ????There are Green FactoriesThere are Green ProcessesThere are Green Products

They are Related, but one does not Guarantee the Other !

We Drink the Same WaterWe Breathe the Same Air

We Do Not Inherit The Earth.We Borrow it From Our Children Native American Saying

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