Design for the Environment program

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The Design for the Environment program is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiative that promotes safer chemical formulations and products by evaluating and recognizing those that meet stringent human health and environmental criteria.

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instanceOf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiative ⓘ
United States federal government program ⓘ
environmental certification program ⓘ
abbreviation DfE ⓘ
appliesTo cleaning products ⓘ
consumer products ⓘ
industrial and institutional products ⓘ
awards DfE label ⓘ
benefits improved human health protection ⓘ
market recognition for safer products ⓘ
reduced environmental impact of products ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
criterion performance requirements for products ⓘ
stringent environmental criteria ⓘ
stringent human health criteria ⓘ
use of safer chemical ingredients ⓘ
encourages green chemistry practices ⓘ
substitution of hazardous chemicals with safer alternatives ⓘ
focusesOn pollution prevention ⓘ
risk reduction ⓘ
safer chemical ingredients ⓘ
safer product formulations ⓘ
hasAlternativeName DfE program ⓘ
EPA Design for the Environment program ⓘ
hasMainGoal promote safer chemical formulations and products ⓘ
reduce environmental risks from chemicals ⓘ
reduce risks to human health from chemicals ⓘ
hasOutput criteria documents for product categories ⓘ
list of safer chemical ingredients ⓘ
operator United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
parentOrganization United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
partOf United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
recognizes formulations that meet DfE criteria ⓘ
products that meet DfE criteria ⓘ
regulates use of certain hazardous chemicals in labeled products ⓘ
sector chemical safety ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
product stewardship ⓘ
targetAudience consumers seeking safer products ⓘ
formulators ⓘ
product manufacturers ⓘ
usesMethod chemical hazard assessment ⓘ
comparative alternatives assessment ⓘ
life‑cycle considerations ⓘ
website https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice ⓘ

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U.S. EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics → oversees → Design for the Environment program ⓘ
Design for the Environment program → hasAlternativeName → EPA Design for the Environment program ⓘ
linked to: Design for the Environment program
Safer Choice program → formerlyKnownAs → Design for the Environment program ⓘ