Green Chemistry

In a environmental class, my professor mentioned something called Green Chemistry. He explained to the class that Green Chemistry is the process of finding new ways to manufacture things we need for our day to day products. Recently, there has been a lot of discussion regarding hazardous chemicals found in day to day products and materials. Some plastics are said to have dangerous chemicals. Studies have shown that some chemicals found in day to day materials are also endocrine disrupters. Studies have also shown that these chemicals may lead to autism and obesity. Green Chemistry is also referred to as Sustainable Chemistry. After talking about Green Chemistry, I became interested in this type of chemistry. In the future companies are going to be forced to find alternative materials for production using safer chemicals. I believe that Green Chemistry is going to play a major role in society. Europe is already ahead of the United States regarding the chemicals that are acceptable to use in industries.