How do you determine if a particular school or organization is green? According to Holzer (2017), environmentally friendly or commonly referred to as “eco-friendly”, literally means “earth-friendly or non-harmful”. It refers to products that contribute to practices that help conserve resources such as water and energy. Eco-friendly products also prevent contributions to air, water and soil pollution. You can engage in eco-friendly habits or practices by being more conscious of how you use resources. For example, turning off lights when not in use or simply riding a bicycle instead of using a station wagon when going somewhere not so far away or just simply following the three (3) R's, REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE are good companies who sometimes label their products "green" or "environmentally friendly" without actually being so. This is called “greenwashing”. Marketing campaigns perpetuate this practice, aimed at helping companies increase sales of their products by appealing to environmentally conscious buyers, as stated by Holzer (2017). Self-proclamations should not be immediately trusted as they are skeptical without any evidence to support such a claim in the first place. To avoid purchasing “greenwashed” products, look for products approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Energy Star program, or an environmentally conscious consumer advocacy group such as the Green Good Housekeeping Seal, says Holzer (2017). There are some requirements to be able to define a product as "eco-friendly". Making a truly eco-friendly product keeps both environmental and human safety in mind. At least the product should not be poisonous. Another Eco-Friendly Feature Another eco-friendly feature includes the use of organic or renewable resources that do not affect the environment. These resources or materials are obtained without any chemical intervention. Products made from recycled materials contain glass, wood, metal or plastic recovered from waste products and transformed into something new. Biodegradable products decompose through natural decomposition, which places less of a burden on landfills and the ecosystem as a whole. In this way it is now possible to differentiate an ecological product from others. If it does not fit the above mentioned characteristics then it is not friendly towards