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CHARACTERISTICS OF GREEN PRODUCTS

1. Recyclable
A characteristic of goods, packaging or associated component that can be diverted from
the waste stream through available process and program and can be collected, processed,
returned to use in the form of raw materials or goods. Different type of this recycle symbol
explained that different meaning according to the recycled content involved in the product.
Nokia Company started a recycle center in their showroom to recycle their electrical waste.

2. Reusable
A characteristic of goods or packaging that can be conceived and designed to
accomplish within its life cycle a certain number of trips, rotations or uses for the same purpose
for which it was conceived.
3. Reduce
Green products are always reducing the waste involved in package; reduce water
consumption, energy consumption, and carbon footprint.

4. Refillable
A characteristic of goods or packaging that can be filled with the same or similar goods
more than once, in its original form and without additional processing except for specific
requirements such as cleaning or washing. Comfort fabric conditioner offers their package with
refillable nature.

5. Ozone layer process

Green products are offered with elemental chlorine free and avoid green gas house
emissions to save the nature.

6. Degradable
A product or package with respect to specific condition it can be break down into
various parts into in a given time.

7. Non toxic
Toxic refers to chemical items in the product. In agriculture people are preferred more
for organic goods, it avoid chemicals, pesticide in the product.
8. Ingredients
Ingredients refer to contents involved in manufacturing the product. These contents
should not be harmful to the health of the human being.

9. Water conservation
Reduction in the consumption of water associated with goods or services performing
the function for which was used low usage of water when compared with other goods or
services performing an equivalent function. This conservation of water consumption of the
goods can be identified through the star systems printed in the products. In green building,
materials that are used for water usage they take low quantum of water while compare with
other goods.

1.8.10 Energy conservation

In order to save the green sources of energy electrical goods are offered with the energy
star symbol. This symbol products take the low quantum of energy while compare with non-
energy star appliances.