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How can you choose safer, greener paint for your next home project?
When buying household paint, look at the label for the 'VOC' level. VOCs are the smelly chemicals that evaporate into your air as paint dries. Choosing paint labeled 'Zero-VOC' or paint certified by USDA BioPreferred means you are keeping fossil fumes out of your lungs and supporting plant-based chemistry.
Action
Next time you are at a DIY store, ask a staff member to show you their bio-based or plant-derived paint options, and compare the ingredient lists to standard latex paints.
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