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Other Service-Enabled Data

Envirofacts contains a variety of environmental information from EPA System databases, as well as other EPA data sources. All of these data are important and critical in decision-making, however some of the data sources may not be easily accessible, and for this reason, these data are grouped on this page for easy access through the Envirofacts RESTful API. Below you will find a listing of program data available for download or incorporation into a mashup.

Design for the Environment (DfE)

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About the Program

EPA's mission is to protect the health of people and the environment. To further that mission, EPA labels products so that consumers can easily choose ones that are safer for people and the environment. Using EPA's science expertise, the Design for the Environment program applies stringent criteria for health and environmental safety in labeling the safest products. When consumers see the Design for the Environment (DfE) label on a product, they can be confident that the product is among the safest when compared with traditional products.

Get the Data

Learn about the API - DfE data can be downloaded via the Envirofacts RESTful API. The data can be obtained in four different output types. Please use the links below to access the most current DfE data within the Envirofacts database. DfE only consists of one table, so the links below will retrieve all of the data within the Envirofacts database for the T_DESIGN_FOR_ENVIRONMENT table.

The Spanish version of this data is available in the T_DESIGN_FOR_ENVIRONMENT_ESP table.

The links above are available for you to download the full dataset, however you can use the information in the View the Model section below, or the DfE Model page, along with the Envirofacts RESTful API documentation to create additional queries against the database.

View the Model - The data model is an important aspect of using the Envirofacts RESTful API. The model can be used to create Uniform Resource Locators (URL) that will query specific data elements for use in your applications. DfE only consists of one table, as defined below:
Table Name: T_DESIGN_FOR_ENVIRONMENT
Columns:
  • PRODUCT - A DfE-labeled product that is made by a partner company.
  • PARTNER - A company who has signed a partnership agreement with the DfE program.
  • SECTOR - A category of products, including the audience (e.g., Consumer or Institutional/Industrial) as well as the product use such as all-purpose cleaners, laundry detergents, etc.
  • SECTOR ID - A number representing the unique identifier for the product's sector.
  • CATEGORY - Reported values of Industrial/Institutional Product or Consumer Product representing the audience.
  • CITY - The city name of the partner's location.
  • STATE - The state abbreviation for the partner's location.
  • PRODUCT ID - A number representing the unique identifier for a product.
For additional information, please see the DfE Model page.

Sample Data - When running the Envirofacts RESTful API you will retrieve data in various formats. An example of how the data appears is below.
SECTOR_ID CATEGORY SECTOR PARTNER CITY STATE PARTNERSINCE PRODUCT_ID PRODUCT
7 Industrial/Institutional Product All-Purpose Cleaners Barnes Distribution Cleveland OH Apr 2009 1085 *Biodyne - Unscented
7 Industrial/Institutional Product All-Purpose Cleaners BCD Supply Crest Hill IL Jun 2011 3132 *Green Clean Enviro-Degreaser
7 Industrial/Institutional Product All-Purpose Cleaners Beaver Research Company Portage MI Jan 2009 906 *FOAM BLANC

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