“Madefromrecycledmaterials”“Clean”wholesome or“environmental”graphics /colours“Consciouscollection /edit”“Sustainable”Using“Vegan” toimplysustainabilityFree!“No nastychemicals”“Naturalingredients”with nospecificsPerformativelanguage /campaign“Biodegradable”“Pure”Vaguelanguage thatisn’t backed upwith specifics ordata“X %lessplastic”IrrelevantclaimsOfficiallooking butmade-upcertification“Recyclable”“Ethical”“Non-Toxic”“Eco /environmentally- friendly”“Natural”False /misleadingclaims“Madefromrecycledmaterials”“Clean”wholesome or“environmental”graphics /colours“Consciouscollection /edit”“Sustainable”Using“Vegan” toimplysustainabilityFree!“No nastychemicals”“Naturalingredients”with nospecificsPerformativelanguage /campaign“Biodegradable”“Pure”Vaguelanguage thatisn’t backed upwith specifics ordata“X %lessplastic”IrrelevantclaimsOfficiallooking butmade-upcertification“Recyclable”“Ethical”“Non-Toxic”“Eco /environmentally- friendly”“Natural”False /misleadingclaims

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. “Made from recycled materials”
  2. “Clean”
  3. wholesome or “environmental” graphics / colours
  4. “Conscious collection / edit”
  5. “Sustainable”
  6. Using “Vegan” to imply sustainability
  7. Free!
  8. “No nasty chemicals”
  9. “Natural ingredients” with no specifics
  10. Performative language / campaign
  11. “Biodegradable”
  12. “Pure”
  13. Vague language that isn’t backed up with specifics or data
  14. “X % less plastic”
  15. Irrelevant claims
  16. Official looking but made-up certification
  17. “Recyclable”
  18. “Ethical”
  19. “Non-Toxic”
  20. “Eco / environmentally - friendly”
  21. “Natural”
  22. False / misleading claims