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Staples launches new policy to drive toxic chemicals out of office supplies, electronics, textiles, and other products

October 31, 2019 | 200 views

Following the lead of other major retailers and answering consumer demand for products free from toxic chemicals, Staples today launched a new Chemicals Policy targeting the reduction and substitution of toxic chemicals including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The Staples Priority Chemicals of Concern List includes dozens of toxic chemicals or classes of chemicals of high concern, including organohalogen flame retardants, ortho-phthalates, PFAS, bisphenols, parabens, formaldehyde releasers, and alkylphenol ethoxylates (APE’s), as well as the solvents methylene chloride, N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP), and trichloroethylene (TCE). It also prioritizes chemicals that are endocrine disruptors, carcinogens, mutagens, reproductive toxicants, neurotoxicants; and persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals including those on more than a dozen authoritative lists.

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