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It is the start of 2025, and we are celebrating the implementation of the first restrictions under both the Safer Products for Washington Program and the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act! Some of these are first-in-nation bans and all of them together make Washington the leader in protecting the health of people and the environment from harmful […]
This week, we held a webinar to share the key findings, trends, and recommendations from our 2024 Retailer Report Card. In case you missed it, you can watch the webinar recording in the video below and download slides from our presentation. In the year ahead, we look forward to seeing how retailers address our […]
Retailers, policymakers, and brands are invited to join this webinar to learn about the findings, trends, and policy recommendations from the 2024 Retailer Report Card.
There was a time I’d think nothing of it when my sushi takeout came in black plastic containers, or when I used my black plastic spatula to cook. But now, the results of our new peer-reviewed research have made me look at these items in a new light and increased my concern about how we […]
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It is hard to imagine Toxic-Free Future without our GOAT (Greatest of All Time) Science Director, Erika Schreder. But it’s true—she is moving on after 27 years!
This week, EPA announced its Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winners, and Toxic-Free Future is proud to be an award recipient! “We all deserve to clean our homes, schools and other facilities with cleaning products that use safer ingredients, like those that have earned EPA’s Safer Choice label,” said EPA Office of Chemical […]
Intern Malina Rattanasithy researched safer flooring options that can be used in affordable housing instead of carpet or vinyl flooring.
In March, my wife and I became new parents to a beautiful baby boy. That very day, my view of everything in our home shifted. The work I have the chance to be a part of at Toxic-Free Future came into a new kind of clarity. What products in our home are truly safe for […]
Seattle–Tacoma (SeaTac) International Airport’s transition to safer, PFAS-free firefighting foam. Since this change is one of Toxic-Free Future’s biggest achievements ever, we wanted to take a moment to remember how it all got started, to thank our partners who made it possible, and to reflect on what we learned in the process.
We’ve come a long way from the days when anyone with a DIY project could go to the hardware store and buy paint strippers with methylene chloride. Now, methylene chloride is banned not only in paint strippers, but in all consumer and most industrial uses of this dangerous chemical.
For the past two years, Toxic-Free Future has had the good fortune to partner with Gladys Ly-Au Young, principal at SKL Architects, as we seek to expand the use of healthier building materials. Along with being an accomplished architect, Gladys is a passionate and inspiring advocate who brings people together to move toward a common […]
