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Generations Go Green combines selling green cleaning products with raising money for schools and organizations.

Owner Bill Noon of Overland Park, who has been in the cleaning business for many years, said he knows people can be harmed by harsh products. He developed nontoxic Noonshine glass cleaner a decade ago. Last year he hired a chemist, and together they developed the Go Green cleaning line to include all-purpose, glass, bathroom, upholstery and carpet cleaners.

The products have vegetable and plant-derived cleaning agents and contain no volatile organic compounds, Noon says. There are no hazardous solvents or toxic chemicals, and the biodegradable products are made from sustainable resources.

“We were trying to figure out how to introduce these products,” he says. “We’ve all heard how desperate schools are for money. We decided to develop a fundraising program. Why not sell them something they need?”

Students can sell four different packages ranging in price from $15 to $30. Each comes with a reusable grocery bag. The school keeps a percentage of the sales, and the students learn about the environment, Noon says.

“We made it a program where everybody wins.”

Children chose the company logo and frog mascot, Daggit. The company’s motto is “Green Bag It With Daggit!”

The products are also available at Price Chopper and HyVee grocery stores in the Kansas City area.

•For more information go to www.generationsgogreen.com.

| Jan Landon, Special to the Star Send ideas for Green Home to home@kcstar.com or House + Home, FYI, The Kansas City Star, 1729 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108.

Posted on Sat, Aug. 29, 2009 10:15 PM

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