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Staples launches new policy to drive toxic chemicals out of office supplies, electronics, textiles, and other products

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the lead of other major retailers and answering consumer demand for products free from toxic chemicals, Staples today launched a new Chemicals Policy targeting the reduction and substitution of toxic chemicals including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs), bisphenol A, bisphenol S, bisphenols, BPA in receipts, carcinogen, carcinogens, cleaning products, electronics, endocrine disruptors, flame retardants, food packaging, food ware, formaldehyde, furniture, methylene chloride, mutagens, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), neurotoxicants, office furniture, office supply, parabens, persistent bioaccumulative toxic chemicals (PBTs), PFAS, phthalates, receipts, reproductive toxicants, Staples, success, textiles, trichloroethylene

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Skip the Slip: Receipts waste resources AND endanger your health

When an item is physically small, it may not convey the impact it has on the world. Paper receipts are small slips that carry with them vast environmental costs and can pose risks to our health through direct contact.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: Best Buy, Beth Porter, bisphenol A (BPA), bisphenols, BPA, BPA in receipts, BPS, breast cancer, developmental problems, endocrine disruptors, Green America, Leah Segedie, prostate cancer, receipts, reproductive health, Target, Trader Joe's

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Green and Prosperous launches ebook: Little Guidebook on Toxic Chemicals

Green and Prosperous began as a vehicle for getting the word out about how toxic chemicals are routinely used in the products we buy. The Little Guidebook for Green Moms and Dads is the first ebook in a series of “Green Guidebooks” published by Kelly Pemberton.

Filed Under: Find Safer Products Tagged With: asthma, cancer, chemical cocktail of toxics, disability, endocrine disruptors, environmental exposures, exposure to toxic chemicals, Green and Prosperous, harmful chemicals, healthy families, Kelly Pemberton, learning disabilities and extreme allergies, premature illness, safer chemicals, SCHF, The Little Guidebook for Green Moms and Dads

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