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GLOSSARY
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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
BAGASSE
BIO-BASED PRODUCTS
BIODEGRADABLE
BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCT
BIODEGRADATION
BIODIESEL
BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE
BIOENERGY
BIOMASS
BIOPLASTICS
BLUE ANGEL
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON COUNT
CARBON FOOTPRINT
CARBON OFFSET
CARBON NEUTRAL
CARBON NEGATIVE
CARBON TAX
CARBON TRADING
CERTIFIED ORGANIC
CHEMICAL-FREE
CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFCs)
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMPOSTABLE
COMPOSTING
CONSERVATION
CRADLE TO CRADLE
CRADLE TO GATE
CRADLE TO GRAVE
CRUELTY FREE/NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS
DEMATERIALISATION
DEGRADABLE
DESIGNED FOR DISASSEMBLY
DURABLE PRODUCTS
EARTH FRIENDLY
ECO-CERTIFICATION
ECO-CHIC
ECO-CONSCIOUS
ECO- ELEGANT
ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS
ECO FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY
ECOLABELS
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
ECOTECHNOLOGY
ECOTOURISM
EMISSION
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY INTENSITY
ENERGY RATING
ENERGY RECOVERY
ENERGY STAR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT
ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIM
ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIM VALIDATION
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool)
EXTENDED LIFE PRODUCT
FAIRTRADE
FAIRTRADE MARK
FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL
FOSSSIL FUELS
GATE TO GATE
GENETIC ENGINEERING
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED (GE)
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM (GMO)
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GLOBAL WARMING
GOING GREEN
GREEN COLLAR JOB
GREEN COMPUTING
GREEN DESIGN
GREEN INDUSTRY
GREEN INITIATIVE
GREEN POWER
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
GREENHOUSE GASES (GHG)
GREEN WASHING
GREEN GUARD
GREEN SEAL
GREEN TECHNOLOGY
GREYWATER
HALONS
HANDMADE PRODUCTS
HARDBOARD
HYBRID VEHICLE
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
HYDROFLUOROCARBONS or HFCs
HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
INCANDESCENT LAMPS
INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
INTEGRATED DESIGN
ISO 14000 STANDARDS
JUTE
KYOTO PROTOCOL
LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED)
LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (LEDs)
LIFE CYCLE
LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS (LCA)
LIFE-CYCLE INVENTORY
LIQUID WOOD
LOW CARBON ECONOMY or LCE
LOW-FLOW TOILETS
LOW-VOC
MBT (mechanical biological treatment)
MILL BROKE
MOBIUS LOOP
MONOMER RECYCLING
NATIONAL FOOTPRINT ACCOUNTS
NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING STANDARD
NSF/ANSI 140
NATURAL FOODS
NATURAL PRODUCTS
NEWSPRINT
"New" RENEWABLES
NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY
“Non-Toxic” CLAIM
NONWATER TOILET SYSTEMS
OCEAN WAVE ENERGY
OFFICE PAPER
ORGANIC
ORGANIC FARMING
ORGANIC FOOD
ORGANIC MATTER
ORGANIC MULCH
OZONE LAYER
PACKAGING
PAPER BATTERY
PARTIAL ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES (PZEVs)
PAY BY WEIGHT
PERMITS
PESTICIDES
PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS
PLASTIC
PLASTIC BAG LEVY
PLASTIC BAGS
PLASTIC RECYCLING
POST-CONSUMER MATERIAL
POST-CONSUMER
POST-INDUSTRIAL
POWER MANAGEMENT
POWER USAGE EFFECTIVENESS (PUE)
PRE-CONSUMER MATERIAL
PRECYCLE
PRECYCLING
PRODUCT
QUALIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIM
QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA)/ QUALITY CONTROL (QC)
RAG PAPER
RECOVERED/RECLAIMED MATERIAL
RECOVERED ENERGY
RECOVERED MATERIALS
RECYCLABLE
RECYCLE
RECYCLED CONTENT
RECYCLED MATERIAL
RECYCLED
RECYCLING
RECYCLE SYMBOL
REDUCE
REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION
REDUCED RESOURCE USE
REFILLABLE
REFORESTATION
REFRIGERANT
REFUSE
RENEWABLES
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES (RECs)
RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
RENEWABLE FUELS
RESOURCE-SAVING
REUSE
REUSABLE
RUBBISH
SCIENTIFIC CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS (SCS)
SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR PANEL
SOURCE REDUCTION
SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE FOOTPRINT
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVE (SFI)
SUSTAINABLE HARVESTED WOOD
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
TOXIC
TOXIC SUBSTANCE
TOXIN
TRASH
TREE-FREE
TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE
UN FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP)
UPCYCLED
UPCYCLING
USDA SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM (SARE)
U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (USGBC)
U.S. MADE
VERMI COMPOSTING
VINYL CHLORIDE
VOLATILE
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC)
WASTE
WASTE-TO-ENERGY
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PREVENTION
WASTE RECYCLING
WASTE REDUCTION
WASTE-TO-ENERGY
WASTE WOOD
WATER COOLING
WATER FOOTPRINT
WAVE ENERGY
WEEE
WIND ENERGY
WIND FARM
WIND POWER
WIND TURBINE
WINDROW COMPOSTING
WOOD ENERGY
WOODFREE
WOODFUEL
WOOD PELLETS
WOOD RESIDUES
WOOD WASTE
WORM BIN
XERISCAPING
ZERO EMISSION
ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES
ZERO ENERGY BUILDING (ZEB)
ZERO WASTE