Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative (SDSI)
- Recent News
- What Is the Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative?
- How Businesses Are Recognized
- Who Is Eligible for Recognition?
- How Do I Apply for Recognition?
- SDSI Champions
- SDSI Partners
Recent News
EPA's Design for the Environment (DfE) Program is pleased to recognize several new Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative (SDSI) Champions and Partners for 2009.What Is the Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative?
Through the Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative (SDSI), EPA's Design for the Environment (DfE) Program recognizes environmental leaders who voluntarily commit to the use of safer surfactants. Safer surfactants are surfactants that break down quickly to non-polluting compounds and help protect aquatic life in both fresh and salt water. Nonylphenol ethoxylates, commonly referred to as NPEs, are an example of a surfactant class that does not meet the definition of a safer surfactant.
The Design for the Environment Program has identified safer alternative surfactants through partnerships with industry and environmental advocates. These safer alternatives are comparable in cost and are readily available. CleanGredients® is a source of safer surfactants and can be found at www.CleanGredients.org.
One-page fact sheet on SDSI (PDF) (1 pg, 196K, About PDF).
How Businesses Are Recognized
Champion is the highest level of recognition offered under SDSI. At this level, the participant is invited to an awards ceremony, is listed on the EPA SDSI Web site as a Champion, and may use a special logo in their literature to help explain their participation in the program. The Partner category provides recognition of significant accomplishment towards the use of safer surfactants. Partners will be listed on the EPA SDSI Web site and may be granted recognition as Champions in the future.
Who Is Eligible for Recognition?
EPA's DfE Program recognizes businesses engaged in the production or use of surfactants, as well as those involved in the purchase or distribution of products containing surfactants. Others, including not-for-profit organizations, may qualify through actively encouraging the use of safer surfactants.
How Do I Apply for Recognition?
An application for recognition (PDF) (8 pp, 197K, About PDF) is available for download. Be sure you have version 7 or 8 of Adobe Reader to fill out and save a copy of the form. The application includes the criteria for Champion and Partner status.
DfE is accepting applications for the program and will review them and make recognition decisions on a rolling basis. Applicants should not be concerned if any of the materials refer to specific past dates; the materials were developed for the first round of SDSI, but still contain the guidance needed to apply to the program.
If you would like more information, please contact David Difiore (difiore.david@epa.gov).
Champion is the highest level of recognition offered under SDSI. Champions have been invited to an awards ceremony and may use the SDSI logo in their literature to help explain their participation in the program. SDSI Champions are listed below.
Chemical Manufacturers
Champions in this category have achieved the following—They have:
- Demonstrated the manufacture of only safer surfactants;
- Documented a strategy for ensuring the manufacture of only safer surfactants.
Product Formulators
Champions in this category have achieved the following—They have:
- Demonstrated the use of only safer surfactants in products;
- Documented a strategy for ensuring that only safer surfactants are used in products.
Ankem, Inc. Auto-Chlor System Barricade Fire Gel Bissell Homecare Inc. Canberra Corporation Chemco Corporation ChemLink Laboratories LLC Clean Control Corporation Colgate-Palmolive Company Corporate Express, a Staples Company Earth Friendly Products Eco Concepts, Inc. EcoDiscoveries Environmental Manufacturing Solutions (EMS) GEMTEK Products LLC Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP Jaws International Ltd JohnsonDiversey, Inc. Klipper Group Method Multi-Clean Inc. Natural Soap Formulas |
Naturell PDQ Manufacturing Pure & Gentle Soap Inc. Racine Industries, Host and Von Schrader Divisions Reckitt Benckiser, Inc. RTX Scientifc, Inc.: DBA Refrigeration Technologies SafeWash Technologies S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Seventh Generation, Inc. Spurrier Chemical Companies Inc. State Chemical Solutions SYSCO Corporation Tennant Company The Dial Corporation, A Henkel Company The Procter & Gamble Company Transchem, Inc. US Formula Technology U.S. Polychemical Corporation Virox Technologies Inc. VASKA |
Retailers/Distributors
Champions in this category have achieved the following—They have:
- Demonstrated that only safer surfactants are included in products intended for sale;
- Documented a strategy for ensuring that only safer surfactants are included in products intended for sale.
Solutex, Inc.
Institutional Purchasers
Champions in this category have achieved the following—They have:
- Demonstrated the purchase of products containing only safer surfactants;
- Documented a strategy for ensuring that purchased products contain only safer surfactants.
SRI / Surgical Express, Inc.
Others
Champions in this category have achieved the following—They have:
- Demonstrated outstanding efforts to encourage the use of safer surfactants
ISSA -- The Wordwide Cleaning Industry Association
Sierra Club
Textile Rental Services Association of America and Uniform and Textile Service Association
Partners are recognized for significant accomplishments towards the use of safer surfactants. Partners may be granted recognition as a Champion in the future, if appropriate. The SDSI Partners are listed below.
Product Formulators
Partners in this category have achieved the following—They have:
- Committed to manufacturing only safer surfactants by a date that is reasonable for the organization’s circumstances;
- Documented a strategy for ensuring the manufacture of only safer surfactants.
Athea Laboratories Bullen Airx Daley International Flexocleaners.com Gent-l-kleen Products, Inc. The Hain-Celestial Group (Martha Stewart Clean) HAZfree Inc. Hillyard Inc. Jelmar Momar, Inc. |
Mt. Hood Solutions National Chemical Laboratories, Inc. New Dawn Manufacturing Company NILODOR, INC. Orange TKO Industries Inc. Racine Industries, Host and Von Schrader Divisions Rochester Midland Corporation Sanolite Corporation The Clorox Company 3M (Building and Commercial Services Division) |
Retailers/Distributors
Partners in this category have achieved the following—They have:
- Committed to using only safer surfactants in products by a date that is reasonable for the organization’s circumstances;
- Documented a strategy for ensuring that only safer surfactants will be used in products.
Institutional Purchasers
Partners in this category have achieved the following—They have:
- Committed to using products containing only safer surfactants by a date that is reasonable for the organization’s circumstances;
- Documented the active encouragement of the use of safer surfactants.
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Others
Partners in this category have achieved the following—They have:
- Documented the active encouragement of the use of safer surfactants