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Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners 2017

On May 15, 2017, 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 2017 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards:

  • 2017 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.


2017 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 2017 Safer Choice Partner of the Year.

Formulators-Product Manufacturers

Amway Corporation, Ada, MI
Anderson Chemical Company, Litchfield, MN
Berkley Green, Uniontown, PA
Boulder Clean, Boulder, CO
Case Medical, Inc., South Hackensack, NJ
Clean Control Corporation, Warner Robins, GA
Cot'n Wash, Inc. DBA dropps.com, Philadelphia, PA
Earth Friendly Products, Garden Grove, CA
GOJO Industries, Inc., Akron, OH
Jelmar, LLC, Skokie, IL
Krud Kutter Inc. A Rust-Oleum Co., Cumming, GA
Osprey Biotechnics, Inc., Sarasota, FL
PRIDE Industries, Roseville, CA
Reckitt Benckiser, LLC (RB), Parsippany, NJ
Seventh Generation, Burlington, VT
State Industrial Products, Mayfield Heights, OH
The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA

Innovators

AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry, Chicago, IL
BASF Corporation, Florham Park, NJ
JOSELI LLC, Reno, NV
Rivertop Renewables, Missoula, MT
Stepan Company, Northfield, IL
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI

Purchasers and Distributors

Solutex, Inc., Sterling, VA

Retailers

Albertsons Companies, Boise, ID
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., Rochester, NY

Supporters

American Cleaning Institute, Washington, DC
American Sustainable Business Council, Washington, DC
Consumer Specialty Products Association, Washington, DC
ISSA, The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association, Northbrook, IL
Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County, WA
McFadden and Associates, LLC, Canby, OR
The Ashkin Group, Los Angeles, CA

More Information about the Awards

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

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Last updated on April 15, 2025
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