Officiallooking,made-upcertification“Madefromrecycledmaterials”“Clean”“Pure”“X %lessplastic”“Biodegradable”“Recyclable”Wholesomeimagery orlanguageFalse /misleadingclaimsIrrelevantclaims“Vegan”“Eco /environmentally- friendly”“Natural”Vaguelanguage thatisn’t backed upwith tangibleaction or dataPerformativelanguage /call to action“Ethical”“Consciouscollection /edit”“Sustainable”“Naturalingredients”“Non-Toxic”Graphics /colours thatlook“environmental”“No nastychemicals”Officiallooking,made-upcertification“Madefromrecycledmaterials”“Clean”“Pure”“X %lessplastic”“Biodegradable”“Recyclable”Wholesomeimagery orlanguageFalse /misleadingclaimsIrrelevantclaims“Vegan”“Eco /environmentally- friendly”“Natural”Vaguelanguage thatisn’t backed upwith tangibleaction or dataPerformativelanguage /call to action“Ethical”“Consciouscollection /edit”“Sustainable”“Naturalingredients”“Non-Toxic”Graphics /colours thatlook“environmental”“No nastychemicals”

GreenWashing Lingo Bingo! - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Official looking, made-up certification
  2. “Made from recycled materials”
  3. “Clean”
  4. “Pure”
  5. “X % less plastic”
  6. “Biodegradable”
  7. “Recyclable”
  8. Wholesome imagery or language
  9. False / misleading claims
  10. Irrelevant claims
  11. “Vegan”
  12. “Eco / environmentally - friendly”
  13. “Natural”
  14. Vague language that isn’t backed up with tangible action or data
  15. Performative language / call to action
  16. “Ethical”
  17. “Conscious collection / edit”
  18. “Sustainable”
  19. “Natural ingredients”
  20. “Non-Toxic”
  21. Graphics / colours that look “environmental”
  22. “No nasty chemicals”