Technical and Financial Assistance
The Certification Assistance Program supports and encourages manufacturers to obtain any of the following:
Certification of product(s) to Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Safer Choice label
Addition of ingredients to EPA's Safer Chemical Ingredient List (SCIL)
Certification of ingredients (and tradename) to Cleangredients (a database used by Safer Choice product formulators to find pre-certified ingredients for their formulations).
Direct assistance through the entire certification process, AND reimbursement for third-party certifier fees is provided.
Any product or ingredient manufacturers selling ingredients or products in Oregon (including e-commerce)
See our training slide deck detailing the entire process.
Eligible Businesses Receive
Up to $7,700 reimbursement toward Safer Choice certification fees (per company)
Up to $4,500 reimbursement towards Cleangredients certification fees (per company) or SCIL applications
Up to 100 hours of direct technical assistance in compiling required information and navigating the Safer Choice Community application system for products and/or ingredients
Free Certification Assistance
A dedicated Sustainability Associate will work with businesses to:
Compile product ingredients and composition for review.
Coordinate with third-party chemical reviewers and EPA.
Identify opportunities for safer chemical alternatives.
Prepare Safer Choice application materials for submittal.
Program Goals
Assist businesses that have limited resources with navigating the Safer Choice certification process.
Substitute toxic chemicals for a safer alternatives.
Increase Safer Choice-certified product(s) on the market.
The Sustainability Associate is supported by an advisory team with staff from Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology), and the Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC).
The Certification Assistance Program is coordinated by the Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC) and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). This program is funded in part by the Environmental Protection Agency's Healthy, Resilient, Sustainable Communities Grant.