“Consciouscollection /edit”“Natural”Irrelevantclaims“Ethical”“X %lessplastic”“Madefromrecycledmaterials”Free!“Naturalingredients”with nospecificswholesome or“environmental”graphics /coloursOfficiallooking butmade-upcertificationFalse /misleadingclaimsPerformativelanguage /campaign“Biodegradable”“Sustainable”“Clean”“Pure”“Eco /environmentally- friendly”Vaguelanguage thatisn’t backed upwith specifics ordataUsing“Vegan” toimplysustainability“No nastychemicals”“Non-Toxic”“Recyclable”“Consciouscollection /edit”“Natural”Irrelevantclaims“Ethical”“X %lessplastic”“Madefromrecycledmaterials”Free!“Naturalingredients”with nospecificswholesome or“environmental”graphics /coloursOfficiallooking butmade-upcertificationFalse /misleadingclaimsPerformativelanguage /campaign“Biodegradable”“Sustainable”“Clean”“Pure”“Eco /environmentally- friendly”Vaguelanguage thatisn’t backed upwith specifics ordataUsing“Vegan” toimplysustainability“No nastychemicals”“Non-Toxic”“Recyclable”

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