EPA Design for the Environment Logo

Five of the 20 products tested carry the The EPA Design for the Environmental logo. According to the EPA this logo indicates the EPA has screened every ingredient in the product for potential human health and environmental effects and has determined that the product contains only those ingredients that pose the least concern among chemicals in their class. The logo does not mean that the cleaner as a whole has been tested.  It however represents a commitment on the part of the manufacturer to submit their product for review.

How did these products measure up? Our staff pick Thetford Marine Boat Wash carries the EPA DfE logo and performed excellent in both our toxicity and biodegradability tests. But the other four DfE labeled products did not perform as well, especially when evaluating biodegradability.

Five of the products tested carry the EPA Design for Environment logo.