Many of our leaders are trying to weaken regulatory oversight — even if that means dangerous products make it to the market. That makes our work together at the Center for Environmental Health even more critical to protecting your health and safety, as well as the health of our planet.
Three ways you can protect yourself and your family.
The New York Times recently reported that there are enough microplastic shards in our brains to make a plastic spoon!
We ReUse joins Ahimsa as the second company to manufacture reusable school cafeteria trays that use inherently safer chemical ingredients.
CEH’s Green & Clean Purchasing Team Coordinator Ben Schleifer Accepts Outstanding School Recycling Program Award
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.
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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.
Wildfires have devastated California throughout the last year. In just the last few months, public concern has grown louder as eight destructive wildfires swept across Los Angeles, burning nearly 50,000 acres. But beyond the visible destruction lies a deeper question: what happens to the environment, and to our health when these buildings burn?
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.