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Success! – Home improvement retailers follow through on commitments to remove phthalates from flooring

Our new tests found that the top retailers of flooring have honored their commitment to eliminate phthalates from vinyl flooring.

Filed Under: Find Safer Products, Mind the Store Tagged With: Ace Hardware, Floor & Decor, Lowe's, Lumber Liquidators, Menards, phthalates, success, The Home Depot, vinyl (PVC) plastic, vinyl flooring

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The Home Depot announces new strategy to remove toxic chemicals in building products

Today, The Home Depot announced a new Chemical Strategy to remove harmful chemicals in building products such as paints, carpet, and flooring. The policy addresses dangerous chemicals like flame retardants, phthalates, and nonylphenol ethoxylates.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs), brominated flame retardant, carpet, formaldehyde, halogenated flame retardants, methylene chloride, nonylphenol exthoxylates (NPEs), organotins, paint stripper, paints, perfluorinated chemicals, phthalates, success, The Home Depot, Triclosan, vinyl chloride, vinyl flooring

Mind the Store at Walgreens

Big retailers are (finally) beginning to “Mind the Store”

It’s been a banner year for the Mind the Store campaign. We have been challenging the nation’s biggest retailers to tackle the most toxic chemicals in the everyday products they carry.
And guess what—thanks to your help and support— they are listening up!

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: Ashley Furniture, Big retailers are (finally) beginning to "Mind the Store", eliminate phthalates, Mike Schade, Mind the Store campaign victories, phthalates, phthalates in vinyl flooring, Target, vinyl flooring, Walmart, world's largest home improvement retailer

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