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October 14, 2016

EPA Accepting Applications For 2017 Safer Choice Partner Of The Year Awards

Heidi

On October 11, 2016, EPA published a notice in the Federal Register seeking applications for the 2017 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards.  The Partner of the Year Awards were developed in 2015 to recognize Safer Choice stakeholders advancing the goals of the Pollution Prevention Act, as well as the Safer Choice program through safer chemistry.  There are five broad categories of the awards:

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Formulators/Product Manufacturers of both Consumer and Institutional/ Industrial (I/I) products; 
 
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Purchasers and Distributors;
 
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Retailers;
 
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Supporters (e.g., non-governmental organizations); and
 
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Innovators (e.g., chemical manufacturers).
 
 
Applications are due by December 16, 2016, with award winners being announced at a ceremony in late spring of 2017.