Other Resources
Sustainable Packaging Coalition
www.sustainablepackaging.org
The Sustainable Packaging Coalition is a membership-based collaborative that believes in the power of industry to make packaging more sustainable. They are a leading voice on sustainable packaging and passionate about creating packaging that is good for people + the environment.
Safer Choice Program
www.epa.gov/saferchoice
Safer Choice is an Environmental Protection Agency program which helps consumers, businesses, and purchasers find products that perform and are safer for human health and the environment.
Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
www.saferchemicals.org
This coalition represents organizations and businesses united by a common concern about toxic chemicals in homes, places of work, and products used every day. They advocate for reform of outdated toxic chemical laws, working with retailers to phase out hazardous chemicals from the marketplace and educating the public about ways to protect one’s family from toxic chemicals.
Spokane Waste Directory
www.spokanewastedirectory.org
www.kootenaiwastedirectory.org
The Spokane-Kootenai Waste Directory helps you search for vendors near you that will manage specific waste types and is a guide to learning more about all types of waste.
Green Screen for Safer Chemicals
www.greenscreenchemicals.org
GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals is a globally recognized tool that identifies hazardous chemicals and safer alternatives. Companies are using GreenScreen to innovate towards safer chemicals and create market efficiency in global supply chains.
CleanGredients
www.cleangredients.org
CleanGredients is a database of chemical ingredients used primarily to formulate residential, institutional, industrial, and janitorial cleaning products that have been pre-approved to meet the U.S. EPA’s Safer Choice Standard. CleanGredients is an indispensable purchasing resource for formulators who are seeking suppliers of chemical ingredients that will help them to obtain the Safer Choice label. Using CleanGredients helps formulators reduce risk to their business, save money, and get their products to market faster.
Toxic-Free Future (formerly Washington Toxics Coalition)
www.toxicfreefuture.org/key-issues/clean-and-healthy-waters/
Striving to make complicated issues easy to understand for everyone, Toxic-Free Future advocates for the use of safer products, chemicals, and practices through advanced research, advocacy, grassroots organizing, and consumer engagement to ensure a healthier tomorrow.
Environmental Protection Agency
https://www.epa.gov/pcbs
The Environmental Protection Agency has many materials and information plus a link to PCB laws and regulations.