Home Depot has jumped on the 'Green Paint' Bandwagon
No, we're not referring to color (necessarily!). We're talking about eco-friendly paints for your home. You may have seen our other blog posts about eco-friendly paints, offering some advice for homeowners or renters looking to bring some color into their home without sacrificing their indoor air quality with harsh chemicals. Now, in addition to some of the smaller specialty paint companies offering environmentally safe paints, Home Depot has introduced a line of eco-friendly paints called "The FreshAire Choice".
According to a Jetson Green article, unlike many other "low-VOC" paints available, the bases and pigments of these paints are actually completely VOC-free. This is great news for allergy sufferers and air quality-conscious people everywhere. By having such a large company offer a safe alternative to traditional house paints, this allows so many more people to have access to these paints, and to be made aware of them in the first place.
Even the packaging on these reasonably priced paints is eco-friendly! With recycled cans and soy-based ink on the labels, the FreshAire Choice paint is going all out for the Earth.
The Jetson Green author does make a good point, though, that even though these are widely available now through Home Depot, this can put other, smaller businesses at a great disadvantage. It's important to remember the social as well as environmental implications of your purchases. That said, this is a great alternative to traditional house paint, and we're excited to see more and more companies jumping on the green bandwagon and taking our health and the health of our planet seriously.
Posted by HomeAire Blogging Team
Posted Date: April 22, 2008 at 1:00 PM
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