We have recently received welcome news that Scott’s EcoSense™ Weed B Gon® Weed Control Selective Herbicide has been reviewed by third-party agency Scientific Certification Systems and they have recommended it for Home Depot’s Eco Options program in Canada, which recognizes products that offer “a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose”. Weed B Gon® is sold in Canada by Scott’s EcoSense™ under a license from Neudorff and is otherwise known as Fiesta® when used by your local lawn care operator. It is made with iron in the form of FeHEDTA as the active ingredient and provides selective, broadleaf weed control in lawns and turf. Weed B Gon®/Fiesta® are sold as Gardens Alive Iron-X Weed Killer in the United States.
The specifics of the Eco Options program are defined by the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) program of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The review criteria are extensive, including material extraction and processing, manufacturing, packaging, product use, disposal, and transportation.