Green Cleaning Action Kit

Contacting Congress

In order to create lasting change, we need strong policies that play it safe when it comes to toxic chemicals. Give your legislators a call or write a letter to let them know that you think our government should require companies to disclose product ingredients and replace toxic chemicals with safer alternatives.

Writing to Your Congressperson

 

Write Congress

 

Green Cleaning Action Kit

 

Writing to Congressperson.pdf

 

How To Call Your Congressperson

 

CallingCongressperson.pdf

 

Calling Congressperson

 

Congressional Office Visit

Face-to-face, personal meetings are often more effective then just letters or phone calls. Your presence in your legislator’s office shows a high level of concern. Set up a visit and bring a friend! The more people you have with you who are united on an issue, the more impact your visit will have.

CongressionalOfficeVisit.doc

 

CongressionalOfficeVisit.pdf

 

TalkingPoints.doc

 

General Talking Points About Safe Cleaning Products

Tens of thousands of chemicals are used in American industry, placed in products, and released to our environment, with virtually no information on the potential consequences for human health and little oversight by the government. No legal requirements exist for ingredient labeling on household products. Making your own cleaning products is the safest approach for keeping your home and family healthy until companies publicly disclose all of their ingredients.

TalkingPoints.pdf

 

Using the Media to Reach Out to Your Community

Become a spokeswoman for Green Cleaning. It's as easy as writing a letter to the editor, which is a great way to make your voice heard in your community and to widen the circle of people who understand the problem and are taking action to fix it.

How to Write a Letter to the Editor

Writing a letter to the editor is a great way to make the public aware of an issue, and to share your opinion with a lot of people.

How to Letter to Editor(pdf)

 

How to Letter to Editor(doc)

 

General Letter to Editor(doc)

 

General Letter to Editor(pdf)

 

Family Letter to Editor(pdf)

 

Family Letter to Editor(doc)

 

Demand Change from Corporations

Tell the companies you don't want toxic products! Companies want to hear from you - that's why they put the toll-free number on every label. Grab your favorite cleaning product, call te company and ask them to remove toxic ingredients from their products. You can also sign the petition asking companies to make their products safe.

Calling a Company

WVE is asking these five leading manufacturers to come clean with the public about their products. Using the sample script below as a guide, give them a call and tell them how you feel.

General Congress Letter(doc)

 

General Congress Letter - 1(doc)

 

General Congress Letter(pdf)

 

Family Letter Congress(doc)

 

Family Letter Congress(pdf)

 

Congressional Information Sheet

 

Congressional Information Sheet-doc

 

Congressional Information Sheet-pdf

 

packet.doc

 

packet.pdf