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Sustainable Marketplace: Greener Products and Services

CLEANERS: Carpet, Glass, and Multipurpose

EPA recommends the following private sector standards/ecolabels be used when purchasing cleaners (carpet, glass, and multipurpose). All federal ecolabel program(s) and statutory requirement(s) that apply to this product category are also listed below. If you are a U.S. federal government employee who would like free access to one of the private sector standards or ecolabels recommended by EPA, please email the EPP Program (epp@epa.gov).

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Recommended Private Sector Standards/Ecolabels

Agencies can use:

Green Seal™ 37 Standard for Cleaning Products for Industrial and Institutional Use3

GreenSeal LogoAccess standard.

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Ecologo/UL 2759 Standard for Hard Surface Cleaners3

EcologoAccess standard.

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Ecologo/UL 2795 Standard for Sustainability for Carpet and Upholstery Care Products3

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Federal Ecolabel Programs

Agencies can use one or more of the following:

BioPreferred LogoBioPreferred® Program – USDA Certified Biobased

Safer Choice logo, Meets US EPA Safer Product Standards

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Statutory Requirement

Products shall meet this statutory requirement:

Fp logoBioPreferred® Program – Federal Purchasing

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Inclusion in the Recommendations is not an endorsement by EPA of the standards/ecolabels or of any of the products conformant to these standards/ecolabels, but rather a statement that the standard/ecolabel meets either EPA’s Guidelines or is recommended for use by another Federal agency.