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Chemical Free Schools

Chemical Free Schools

By Clifford Woods

You’d like to think that any environment in which kids spent most of their waking lives would be near enough 100% chemical free and therefore as safe as possible. Sadly however this has proven not to be the case as according to the results of recent studies, an alarming number of schools across the Western World are still packed to the rafters with harmful products and toxic chemicals that stand to cause untold damage in those most sensitive to harm. 

Wall-to-Wall Dangers: If a person was to actually have free run of a school for a couple of hours, chances are they would be in for quite the surprise as to how many chemicals and toxins are present outside the confines of the science labs. 

Committees are still pushing for chemical free schools as the current use of chemicals being used have the potential to do great harm in the years to come. But in the meantime awareness is still crucial. 

So what exactly are children at risk from in such environments?

• Solvents: Various paints, marker pens and craft supplies that may not have been vetted for safety. 
• Cleaning Products: Any number of cleaning products used by cleaners and the kids themselves from time to time that haven’t been thoroughly checked for harmful chemicals. 
• Vinyl: Certain types of vinyl products and supplies have been found to contain dangerous levels of toxins and still perpetuate in schools. 
• Airborne: Heaters and air-conditioners cleaned, maintained or built with toxic products/components. 

Take into account the above examples along with dozens of others and it can begin to appear that pushing for chemical free schools is an impossible task, but the truth is in fact quite to the contrary. 

Simple Steps to Chemical Free Schools

In order to protect the health of future generations, it is simply a case of taking small though decisive steps to introduce only natural products in schools and begin ruling out their harmful counterparts. 

There is really no reason to sit back

and accept that there are children at risk.

How to get started:

1. Rule out the purchase of any further vinyl products, as they may be inherently toxic.
2. Promote the use of recycled and 100% organic paper products.
3. Increase trash awareness and promote the use of reusable containers.
4. Organize discussion groups to air concerns and plan initiatives.
5. Check all cleaning supplies and immediately replace harmful chemicals with natural and organic cleaning products. 
6. Ensure all craft supplies used are 100% safe and natural. 
7. Eliminate the use of pesticides and chemicals both inside and outside the building.

For example, the use of an all organic dry erase board cleaner for schools

is an excellent step towards a chemical free school

The list goes on to encompass every part of the school where harmful substances may be in use. It isn't a case of trying to revolutionize the whole establishment overnight, but rather to build awareness and take the first steps toward insisting on chemical free schools that are safe for the kids and teachers alike. 

A Clear Choice: Fully natural, safe and organic products for use in schools are not only beneficial to the health of kids and the planet alike, but are also just as effective and affordable as their chemical counterparts. There really is no excuse for accepting anything less.

Summary: This article discusses the idea of chemical free schools, in the context of how chemicals and toxins found in schools currently can be harmful to kids and teachers alike. It brings into account the use of organic and natural products as a safe, viable and necessary alternative for the future.

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Clifford Woods is the CEO of Organic Environmental Technology.
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The Natural and Organic Lawn

The Natural and Organic Lawn
By Clifford Woods

It really isn't a secret any more – organic means healthy above and beyond any alternative. The subject of lawns is certainly no exception to the rule either as it has been proven time and time again beyond all reasonable doubt that organic lawns given only 100% natural treatments and preparations are in turn 100% healthier and safer than their chemical-enriched counterparts. 

90 Million Pounds per Year? The trouble is, much of the world has become used to quick-fix and cheap solutions to their indoor and outdoor problems, which has in turn led to a million and one synthetic and chemical products hitting the shelves for use on laws and in gardens in general. 

This in turn has led to a steep decline in the number of strict no chemical lawns across the domestic world as a whole. In fact, recent studies have concluded that up to 90 million pounds of pesticides and dumped on lawns in the USA alone every year, which has the potential to lead to any number of problems both at home and for the environment. 


Why Go Natural? There are dozens of benefits to insisting on 100% naturally fed lawns, though among the most crucial are the following:

• As Nature Intended – Mother Nature never intended lawns and gardens as a whole to be doused with man made chemicals, therefore how can you expect lawns treated in such a way to be as healthy as naturally fed lawns? Exactly – common sense would dictate that you cannot and this is the absolute truth of the matter…period. 
• Known Content – Buy a 100% organic fertilizer or make your own compost and you can rest assured that you know each and every ingredient used to create the substances you will then be putting on your lawns. On the other hand, buy a synthetic or chemical product and chances are most will not understand a word of the composition list, so how on Earth can you be sure what you’re even using in the first place?
• Family Safety – Following on from the above, if you cannot say for sure what you are putting on 
• your non organic lawns, then how can you be sure whether or not it will be safe for the use of pets or children, for example? While no chemical lawns can be 100% guaranteed as non-toxic and harmless to kids and pets alike, while those doused in chemicals cannot. 
• Bigger Picture – Drenching lawns in harmful chemicals is bad enough, but what few seem to realize is what happens to these harmful chemicals once the rain comes and washed them away. In truth, they can end up in any number of rivers, streams and water supplies to create health and safety problems for animals and human beings.

The list goes on, but basically encompasses each and every one of the largely common sense reasons why fully organic lawns are infinitely more desirable in every way. It needn't involve much of an additional investment in time or money to insist only or organic, therefore why expose the household as a whole to unnecessary harm?

Summary: This article discusses the differences between the fully natural or organic lawn and those on which chemical treatments such as pesticides are used. It calls into account the dangers for the household and the environment alike, while weighing up common sense matters such as costs.

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Clifford Woods is the CEO of Organic Environmental Technology.
You can find out more about Organic Lawn Products at www.effens.com

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in the environment and sell environmentally friendly products