(AGENPARL) – lun 02 ottobre 2023 Issued: Oct 2, 2023 (5:08pm EDT)
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EPA Announces 2023 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced
30 Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winners across 15 states and the
District of Columbia, recognizing their achievements in the design,
manufacture, and the selection and use of cleaners, detergents and other
products with safer chemicals.
The Safer Choice program helps consumers and purchasers of facilities, such as
schools and office buildings, find cleaning and other products containing
chemical ingredients that are safer alternatives for human health and the
environment. Applicants for this year’s awards were encouraged to show how
their work promotes environmental justice, bolsters resilience to the impacts
of climate change, results in cleaner air or water, improves drinking water
quality, or advances innovation in packaging.
“Today, we recognize outstanding Safer Choice partners and stakeholders who
are working to make sure people have access to products with safer ingredients
for people and the planet,” said EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention Jennie
Romer. “This year’s Safer Choice Partner of the Year awardees have worked
to contribute to the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals of addressing per-
and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), advancing environmental justice, and
reducing plastic pollution.”
Many Safer Choice partners recognized today have shown leadership and
innovation in safer chemistry and sustainable packaging. For example, one
winner reformulated their floor finishing product to replace PFAS with a safer
chemical alternative. The reformulated product carries the Safer Choice label
and demonstrates that water-based floor finishes can work well without PFAS,
an important innovation for the sector. Other winners are reducing plastic use
and water consumption by offering their products as concentrates or tablets.
These practices also lower greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the amount of
product that must be transported.
Additionally, many awardees worked to advance environmental justice through
education on products with safer ingredients in underserved and overburdened
communities. For example, one winner offered free lesson plans for teachers,
including those in underserved communities, to empower teachers and students
to identify cleaning products with safer ingredients. Another winner increased
awareness among Spanish-speaking cleaning service providers through a virtual
webinar series.
A list of the 2023 Partner of the Year award winners can be found below. Learn
more about the 2023 Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winners and
summaries of their accomplishments.
List of Winners
American Cleaning Institute, Washington, D.C.
Apple, Cupertino, Calif.
Blueland, New York, N.Y.
Bona US, Englewood, Colo.
Case Medical, Bloomfield, N.J.
Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Ewing, N.J.
The Clorox Company, Oakland, Calif.
ECOS, Cypress, Calif.
Hazardous Waste Management Program, King County, Wash.
Holloway House, Inc., Fortville, Ind.
The Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga.
Household & Commercial Products Association, Washington, D.C.
ISSA—The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association, Rosemont, Ill.
JAWS International, Ltd., a Division of Canberra Corporation, Toledo, Ohio
Jelmar, LLC, Skokie, Ill.
Lemi Shine, Austin, Texas
Mighty Fire Breaker LLC, Rohnert Park, Calif.
North Central Educational Service District, Wenatchee, Wash.
Novozymes North America, Franklinton, N.C.
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Pollution Prevention Resource
Center, Portland, Oreg.
Phibro Biotechnics, a division of Phibro Animal Health Corporation, Sarasota,
Fla.
Pollution Prevention Resource Center, Everett, Wash.
PurposeBuilt Brands, Gurnee, Ill.
Roger McFadden and Associates, LLC, Canby, Oreg.
Rust-Oleum Corporation, Vernon Hills, Ill.
Sensitive Home, Greenbrae, Calif.
Seventh Generation, Burlington, Vt.
Spartan Chemical Company, Maumee, Ohio
State Industrial Products, Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Wexford Labs, Inc., St. Louis, Mo.
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