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As consumers increasingly demand less toxic products and laws require the use of safer chemicals, retailers are requiring suppliers to stop using harmful chemicals in consumer products. All the more reason for Washington state legislators to pass the Pollution Prevention for Our Future Act, which prioritizes similar chemical classes for phaseouts.

Today the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel broke the news that Menards has become the latest retailer to phase out the sale of paint strippers containing the dangerous chemicals methylene chloride and NMP.

Over 40 organizations urge action on the Pollution Prevention for Our Future Act because the time is NOW to act on toxic chemicals impacting orcas and people!

In 2018, we won a wave of commitments from eleven of North America’s largest retailers to ban the sale of paint strippers containing the toxic chemicals methylene chloride and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP). To see how these retailer policy commitments have been implemented, campaign staff, partner organizations and volunteers are visiting stores across the country to see whether retailers are following through to “mind the store.”

Toxic chemicals put in consumer products not only affect human health, they are making their way into the environment and affecting wildlife, like orcas, too.

Five classes of chemicals in consumer products are emerging as particular concern for the health of both humans and orcas. What is this toxic soup of chemicals and what can we do about them?

This upcoming legislative session we're building on our success by championing the Pollution Prevention for Our Future Act. The Pollution Prevention for Our Future Act provides the bold action that is needed to prevent pollution and not only help protect orcas, but future generations too.

In response to our report on toxic nonstick PFAS chemicals in food packaging, Whole Foods and Trader Joe's announced plans to avoid packaging containing the harmful chemicals. But what exactly does that mean for consumers and the market as a whole? Here's the scoop.

Toxic-Free Future had a busy year fighting chemical supervillains. Thanks to the  support of our partners, action takers, and donors who gave us the SUPERPOWERS we needed to win.

The 2018 Retailer Report Card evaluated forty retailers for their actions on toxic chemicals. Almost half of the retailers evaluated scored Fs, including Washington state-based companies Starbucks and Nordstrom. Join us in sending a message to Starbucks and Nordstrom urging them to step up and do better to protect customers! There is no excuse for […]