Why Being 'Environmentally Friendly' Is A Scam

Those eco-friendly products may not be as great as you think
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Written by: Tharsan Kana & Mitchell Moffit
Edited by: Luka Šarlija

Further Reading + Sources:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10640-020-00445-w
https://www.ul.com/insights/sins-greenwashing
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/7621/nestle-unilever-pg-among-worst-offenders-for-plastic-pollution-in-philippines-in-beach-audit/
https://www.nestle.com/ask-nestle/environment/answers/tackling-packaging-waste-plastic-bottles
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/28/a-million-a-minute-worlds-plastic-bottle-binge-as-dangerous-as-climate-change
https://www.nps.gov/articles/lnt.htm
https://www.centerforecotechnology.org/what-is-the-national-sword/#:~:text=It%20is%20a%20policy%20in,recyclables%20like%20greasy%20paper%20goods.
https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2020/03/13/fix-recycling-america/
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/nest-told-to-modify-thermostat-claims
https://canadianfoodfocus.org/health/what-does-all-natural-on-a-food-label-mean/
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210818130504.htm
https://www.rapidtransition.org/stories/back-from-the-brink-how-the-world-rapidly-sealed-a-deal-to-save-the-ozone-layer/#:~:text=Today%2C%20the%20use%20of%20CFCs,by%20humanity's%20timely%20collective%20action.
https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-34324772
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https://www.barrons.com/articles/two-thirds-of-north-americans-prefer-eco-friendly-brands-study-finds-51578661728

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X19300960?via%3Dihub
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/plastic-breaks-down-in-ocean-after-all-and-fast
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/plastic-bag-bans-kenya-to-us-reduce-pollution
https://oceanconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-Report_-FINAL.pdf
https://www.slideshare.net/EdelmanBerland/reusable-bag-study-results
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.8b06984