An independent, non-profit group that encourages the production and sale of consumer products that are environmentally responsible, Green Seal allows the use of its certification mark on products that meet its strict environmental standards. The mark has a green check over a blue globe.

A growing number of people are becoming aware that consumer demand for certain products causes great harm to the environment and provides an economic incentive for activities that damage the planet. Some examples are products that contain chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which deplete the earth's protective ozone layer; mahogany and other kinds of wood from rapidly-disappearing tropical rain forests; fur coats made from rare and endangered species; tuna caught using techniques that kill dolphins; and products that waste energy or water, are over-packaged, cannot be recycled, or are harmful when disposed of.

Green Seal symbol. (Photograph by Tom Pantages. Reproduced by...