GreenScreen Certified® for Reusable Food Packaging, Service Ware, & Cookware
OAKLAND, CA - Today, nonprofit organizations Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and Clean Production Action (CPA) unveiled a new certification program that will eliminate toxic chemicals and waste created by single-use foodware materials. The GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Reusable Food Packaging, Food Service Ware, & Cookware fulfills the growing consumer demand for products with preferred chemistry and less waste. Globally, we are grappling with a plastic pollution crisis with… …
New tool will enable hospital purchasers to easily identify environmentally preferable medical equipment and supplies
Contact: Kayla Williams Phone: +1.781.391.6743 x 120 Email: kayla@cleanproduction.org Somerville, MA, October 19, 2022 —Today the nonprofit Clean Production Action unveiled the first GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Medical Supplies & Devices, laying out detailed criteria equipment manufacturers must meet to prove that their products do not contain chemicals with known negative impacts to human health and the environment. Developed by a diverse stakeholder group, including… …
OAKLAND, CA – Today nonprofit organizations Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and Clean Production Action (CPA) announced a partnership with the Google Chrome extension and mobile app Clearya on the GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Food Service Ware. GreenScreen Certified® is a groundbreaking certification program that sets a new safety standard for everyday items like disposable plates and bowls that do not contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) “forever… …
OAKLAND, CA - Today, nonprofit organizations Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and Clean Production Action (CPA) unveiled the GreenScreen Certified™ Standard for Food Service Ware. The groundbreaking certification program sets a new safety standard for everyday items like disposable plates and bowls that do not contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) plus thousands of other chemicals of concern. PFAS are known as “forever chemicals” because they take… …
Promoting innovation in safer chemicals use in the global electronics sector and beyond
Somerville, MA—Today, Clean Production Action released GreenScreen Certified® for Cleaners & Degreasers in Manufacturing to promote safer chemical use and innovation in the electronics sector and beyond. Industrial cleaners and degreasers account for some of the highest use materials in the electronics sector and are under increasing scrutiny from regulators and environmental health and safety organizations. Clean Production Action developed the new certification with Apple, a… …
Somerville, MA—Today, Clean Production Action released the GreenScreen Certified® Standard for Furniture & Fabrics to meet growing demands for certified environmentally preferable products in healthcare and beyond. Products covered by the new GreenScreen Certified® Standard include desk systems, seating, accessories, case work, upholstery fabric, window treatments, and wall coverings. “GreenScreen Certified® for Furniture & Fabrics is highly protective of human… …