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- About the DfE Label
- Earn the DfE Label
- Labeled Products
- DfE Projects
- DfE's Alternatives
Assessments Program - DfE's Best Practices Partnerships
- BPA in Thermal Paper
- Flame Retardant Alternatives
to decaBDE - Flame Retardant Alternatives
for Hexabromocyclododecane
(HBCD) - Flame Retardants in
Circuit Boards - Alternatives to Certain Phthalates
- Lithium-ion Batteries
& Nanotechnology - Safer Detergents
Stewardship Initiative - Automotive Refinishing
- Spray Polyurethane Foam
- DfE's Alternatives
- Resources
"Water Safety: What You Can Do"
Watch the complete segment (in four parts) of Administrator Jackson and
Dr. Oz on the Dr. Oz Show webpage
EPA's Pollution Prevention PSA
DfE Webcast from 9/20/2011:
"Enhancements to the EPA's Design for the Environment Safer Product Labeling Program"
The U.S. EPA's Design for the Environment program helps consumers, businesses, and institutional buyers identify cleaning and other products that perform well, are cost-effective, and are safer for the environment.
Look for products with the DfE label and protect your family's health and the planet.
Find Products with the DfE Label
What's New with DfE?
January 12, 2012 -- EPA and the California Department of Toxic Substance Control have signed an agreement that formalizes a partnership to push for safer alternatives to toxic chemicals in everyday products in California. Read the press release and the agreement . Watch the video to learn more.
January 1, 2012 -- DfE has extended the date for compliance with its
criteria for fragrances
to September 30, 2012.
September 28, 2011 -- EPA requests comment on its draft Alternatives Assessment for Nonylphenol Ethoxylates (PDF) (25pp, 733K, About PDF). Prepared by DfE, the assessment will help implement the Agency's Chemical Action Plan for Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol Ethoxylates. Read about DfE's Alternatives Assessments. Please send comments to David DiFiore, (difiore.david@epa.gov) by November 30, 2011.
August 10, 2011 -- After public comment, EPA released DfE's Version 2.0 Alternatives Assessment Criteria for Hazard Evaluation (50pp, 1.09MB, About PDF). Publication of this tool increases transparency of EPA's evaluation of chemical alternatives. The criteria are applied in DfE Alternatives Assessments to designate a concern level for human health and environmental hazard. See EPA's response to comments (PDF) (17 pp, 170K, About PDF) and all public comments received (PDF) (101 pp, 666K, About PDF).