Why is EPA Interested in the Cleaning Formulation Sector?
Each year, cleaning product formulators use billions of pounds of chemical ingredients. Ultimately, businesses and households release these chemicals to the environment in their waste water. EPA is concerned about the effect chemicals in the waste water might have on the quality of aquatic and sediment life, the biodegradability of effluents, and worker health and safety. Redesign of cleaning formulations offers an important opportunity to prevent pollution before it occurs and to advance energy efficiency and resource conservation.
