We ReUse’s New Reusable Cafeteria Tray Shows Growing Demand for CEH’s GreenScreen Certified Standard
We ReUse joins Ahimsa as the second company to manufacture reusable school cafeteria trays that use inherently safer chemical ingredients.
Center for Environmental Health Receives Outstanding School Recycling Program Award
CEH’s Green & Clean Purchasing Team Coordinator Ben Schleifer Accepts Outstanding School Recycling Program Award
Tell Dunkin’ to Stop Handing Out Receipts and Labels with BPS
At the Dunkin’ location that CEH visited, the adhesive labels attached to their coffee cups had the highest levels of BPS out of any of the adhesive labels we tested.
Read: A Poison Like No Other – How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies
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Where Formaldehyde Hides in Built Environments (and How You Can Avoid It)
The presence of formaldehyde in built environment products like furniture and flooring is long documented. This chemical has been in use in the furniture and flooring industry for decades, mainly as a wood adhesive. Formaldehyde is a respiratory irritant, a chemical sensitizer, and a carcinogen.
It is important for institutional purchasers to learn how to avoid this chemical when procuring built environment products. To help with this, CEH offers expertise in healthier furniture and flooring procurement and has developed several tools that purchasers can use to avoid formaldehyde in their purchasing.
An Earth Day Milestone: 1,000,000 Meals Served on Non-Toxic Reusables in Schools
This Earth Day, we’re excited to announce a huge milestone. We have now surpassed 1 million meals served in non-toxic reuse in schools in Alameda County, where CEH is headquartered.
CEH Annual Report & Legacy of Impact
Our annual report and legacy of impact is now live.
WATCH: Virtual Town Hall ‘The Great Indoors – Keeping Your Home Free of Toxics’
Did you know invisible pollutants in our indoor air can be harmful to our health? In our virtual town hall yesterday, we learned from experts the Dos and Don’ts of creating a healthy home and how we can stem the tide of unnecessary industry-created chemicals that find...
New Report Exposes Forced Labor, Toxic Occupational Hazards, and Climate Warming Impacts of Vinyl Flooring Industry
Often signaled out as one of the most toxic plastics, PVC is used in a range of products from credit cards to pipes, and increasingly in vinyl flooring, including in so-called luxury vinyl tile, which is the leading export application for PVC manufactured in China.
NEW: CEH’s Annual Report
Our 2021 Annual Report is hot off the press. Read all about our big wins!