On September 25, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized 14 Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winners for outstanding achievement in 2018 for the design, manufacture, selection, and use of products with safer chemicals for use in households and facilities nationwide. The Safer Choice program partners with businesses and others to help consumers and commercial buyers identify products with safer chemical ingredients, without sacrificing quality or performance. According to EPA’s press release, the 2019 Partner of the Year award winners represent businesses — including woman-owned and small- and medium-sized — local government, and associations. The following organizations from seven EPA regions are being awarded this year:
- Albertsons Companies, Boise, ID — Recognized as an outstanding Safer Choice Retailer;
- BASF Home Care and I&I Cleaning Solutions, Florham Park, NJ — Recognized as an outstanding Safer Choice Innovator;
- Berkley Green, Uniontown, PA — Recognized as an outstanding Safer Choice Formulator-Product Manufacturer;
- Earth Friendly Products, Garden Grove, CA — Recognized as an outstanding Safer Choice Formulator-Product Manufacturer;
- Hazardous Waste Management Program, King County, WA — Recognized for its efforts to advance the use of chemicals that meet Safer Choice criteria;
- Holloway House, Inc., Fortville, IN — Recognized as an outstanding Safer Choice Formulator-Product Manufacturer;
- Household & Commercial Products Association, Washington, DC — Recognized for advancing the use of chemicals that meet Safer Choice criteria;
- Jelmar, LLC, Skokie, IL — Recognized as an outstanding Safer Choice Formulator-Product Manufacturer;
- Lemi Shine, Austin, TX — Recognized as an outstanding Safer Choice Formulator-Product Manufacturer;
- The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH — Recognized as an outstanding Safer Choice Formulator-Product Manufacturer;
- RB, Parsippany, NJ — Recognized for advancing the use of chemicals that meet Safer Choice criteria;
- Seventh Generation, Burlington, VT — Recognized as an outstanding Safer Choice Formulator-Product Manufacturer;
- Solutex, Inc., Sterling, VA — Recognized as an outstanding Safer Choice Purchaser and Distributor; and
- Wegmans Food Markets, Rochester, NY — Recognized as an outstanding Safer Choice Retailer.