In 1990 the Green Cross Certification Co. of the United States was the first to begin to authorize the use of its green cross by qualified manufacturers on bleach containers, shopping bags, diapers, napkins and toilet paper, tissues and plastic bags made out of recycled materials.
一九九○年美國綠色十字驗證組織（Green Cross Certification Co.,）首先為數十項採用再生材質製成包裝容器的漂白劑、購物紙袋，以及採用生纖維的餐巾、毛巾、衛生紙、面紙、塑膠袋等貼上綠色十字標章。