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- About the DfE Label
- Earn the DfE Label
- Labeled Products
- DfE Projects
- DfE's Alternatives Assessments
Program - BPA in Thermal Paper
- Flame Retardant Alternativesto decaBDE
- Flame Retardant Alternatives forHexabromocyclododecane(HBCD)
- Flame Retardants in CircuitBoards
- Nonylphenol Ethoxylate (NPE)Surfactants
- DfE's Life-Cycle Assessment
Program - Lithium-ion Batteries &Nanotechnology
- Safer Detergents Stewardship
Initiative - DfE's Best Practices Partnerships
- DfE's Alternatives Assessments
- Resources
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
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"
What's New with DfE?
May 21, 2012 -- EPA and NASCAR signed an agreement today to raise awareness of green products and solutions that can benefit NASCAR partners and fans. One of the focus areas for the partnership is promoting safer products that have earned the DfE label. Get more information.
May 9, 2012 -- Through its DfE program, EPA released a final alternatives assessment identifying eight safer alternatives to nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), surfactants widely used in industry and commonly found in consumer products, such as laundry detergents. When released into the environment, NPEs can be persistent and highly toxic to aquatic organisms. Read more about NPE. Read the press release.
April 30, 2012 -- The Li-ion Batteries and Nanotechnology Partnership, sponsored by EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics and Office of Research and Development, has completed a draft final life-cycle assessment of lithium-ion battery technologies for plug-in and electric vehicles and a next generation battery component (anode) that uses single-walled carbon nanotube technology. The draft final LCA Report (123 pp, 2.58MB, About PDF) is currently available for review during a 60-day comment period.
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.