What is Green Wash?

It seems that everywhere we turn these days, we are all bombarded by claims that this product or that product is ‘green’ ,‘earth-friendly’ , ‘eco-earth’, etc., etc.  There are even butyl cleaners on the market that have a Green name and are simply the color green.  To add insult to injury and totally confuse all of us, we allow manufacturers to design their own green logo, define their own green 'certification' standards, market the their product as 'green'.  The term for all this nonsense is Green Washing...we allow ourselves to be green washed into accepting products and chemistry that are no better for our environment, our earth and our air, than gasoline and acetone. 

US EPA Design for the Environment Formulator Partnership

Soy Technologies has chosen to work with the US EPA’s Design for Environment program because we believe this program embodies the principles we have adopted for our chemistry.  The EPA’s approach is to review each ingredient and to insure that all chemistries recognized have the best possible health, safety, and environmental profile.   We feel that the EPA’s worldwide recognition as the leading body in environmental protection insures that the DFE logo represents the strongest commitment to leadership in environmental and health issues surrounding cleaning chemicals. 

The DfE logo is more than a product certification, it is commitment by the company to develop safer chemistries and products.  Soy Technologies takes that commitment seriously, as eveidenced by it's entire product line being recognized by the DfE Program...since 2006.  Press the following link to learn more about this commitment and recognized products:

Certified BioBased and USDA BioPreferred Products

As further committment to the environment, Soy Technologies participates in the USDA’s BioPreferred Program.  Our products have been certified and our base chemistries registered with the USDA’s program.   We can offer certified bio-based products to government, institutional, or industrial buyers looking for bio-based and sustainable replacements for their current cleaning chemicals.    Details on the USDA BioBased programs can be found at the USDA Website referenced below. 

LEED Compliant

All of Soy Technologies products qualify for multiple points under the US Green Building Councils LEED certification program.   Our cleaners and solvents can bring more than 10 points to your certification for either new or existing buildings.