Partnerships
Partnership programs enable flexible, collaborative, market-driven solutions that can deliver measurable environmental results. That's why we work with volunteer businesses, communities, state and local governments, and other organizations. This page outline partnerships within the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
- EPA Partnership Programs
This area provides information on EPA's full array of voluntary programs and describes the benefits of joining.
- Design for the Environment (DfE) - the DfE program works with individual industry sectors to compare and improve the performance and human health and environmental risks and costs of existing and alternative products, processes, and practices.
- Federal Electronics Challenge - The Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) is a voluntary partnership program that encourages federal facilities and agencies purchase greener electronic products, reduce impacts of electronic products during use, and manage obsolete electronics in an environmentally safe way.
- Green Chemistry
To promote innovative chemical technologies that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture, and use of chemical products. - Green Suppliers Network - Green Suppliers Network works with large manufacturers to engage their small and medium-sized suppliers in low-cost technical reviews that focus on process improvement and waste minimization.
- GreenScapes
The GreenScapes program provides cost-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for landscaping. - Partnership for Sustainable Healthcare (PSH) - The primary goal of the PSH effort is to educate health care professionals about pollution prevention opportunities in hospitals and health care systems. Also see the Hospitals for a Healthy Environment partner site.
- Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program
The Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) is a voluntary program that forms partnerships with pesticide users to reduce the health and environmental risks associated with pesticide use and implement pollution prevention strategies.
- Strategic Agricultural Initiative
The primary goal of the Strategic Agricultural Initiative (SAI) Project is to assist in Food Quality Protection Act implementation though an extensive and effective communication and partnership effort with regional pesticide user, teacher and researcher communities.