green tape
Ecological red tape
Green tape refers to bureaucratic obstacles related to environmental regulations, by analogy with red tape.
Where red tape describes excessive paperwork and procedural delays generally, green tape specifically means environmental rules seen as hindering development or business: The project stalled for years due to green tape.
The term often carries a critical tone, implying that environmental protections have become unduly burdensome.
- greenwashFeigned environmental virtue
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- cutting throughPassing by penetration
- cutSeverance or reduction
- recycling programsOrganized material recovery efforts
compliance · seal · requirements · emissions trading · carbon footprint · foot-dragging · policy · auditing · carbon tax · legislation · eco-certification · code of practice · roll · peel · tear · LEED certification · rip · sticky side
green tapered tape
Bureaucratic obstacles to action
administrative burden · bureaucracy · deregulation · paperwork
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