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Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners 2015

In 2015, EPA recognized winners at the Partner of the Year Awards ceremony for outstanding achievement in the design, manufacture, selection, and use of products with safer chemicals.

Learn more about the 2015 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards:

  • 2015 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners by category
  • More information about the awards

Go back to the Partner of the Year Awards home page.

2015 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners by category

Click on an award winner to learn more about why they were recognized as a 2015 Safer Choice Partner of the Year.

Formulators-Product Manufacturers

Case Medical, Inc., South Hackensack, NJ
Earth Friendly Products, Garden Grove, CA
Jelmar, LLC, Skokie, IL
Osprey Biotechnics, Inc., Sarasota, FL
The Sun Products Corporation, Wilton, CT
Wexford Labs, Inc., Kirkwood, MO

Innovators

AkzoNobel, Chicago, IL
Chemlink Laboratories, Kennesaw, GA
Stepan Company, Northfield, IL

Purchasers and Distributors

District of Columbia Office of Contracting and Procurement, Washington, DC
GreenStar Hub, Forest Hills, NY
PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Solutex, Inc., Sterling, VA

Retailers

Staples, Inc., Framingham, MA
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., Rochester, NY

Supporters

The Ashkin Group, Los Angeles, CA
Consumer Specialty Products Association, Washington, DC
GreenBlue, Charlottesville, VA
ISSA, The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association, Northbrook, IL
Loyola University of Chicago, Institute of Environmental Sustainability, Chicago, IL
WA State Department of Ecology/Northwest Green Chemistry, Olympia, WA

More Information about the Awards

For more information, please contact Linda Rutsch (rutsch.linda@epa.gov).

Safer Choice

  • Learn About Safer Choice
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Last updated on April 15, 2025
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