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Welcome to the Healthy Indoor Spaces for Healthier Children Seminar

Welcome to the Healthy Indoor Spaces for Healthier Children Seminar. Inspiring People to Care for the Earth. SCARCE. www.scarce.org. New Laws. Green Cleaning (2007) S chools must use certified green cleaning products Reduces Asthma triggers Improves Indoor Air Quality.

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Welcome to the Healthy Indoor Spaces for Healthier Children Seminar

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  1. Welcome to the Healthy Indoor Spaces for Healthier Children Seminar

  2. Inspiring People to Care for the Earth SCARCE www.scarce.org

  3. New Laws • Green Cleaning (2007) • Schools must use certified green cleaning products • Reduces Asthma triggers • Improves Indoor Air Quality • Anti-Idling (2009) • State law applies to all diesel vehicles over 8,000 lbs • “Turn Your Key, Be Idle Free” • U.S. EPA Coming Up: Coal Tar • VOC-Free Paint (2009) • All schools must use VOC-free paint • Paint stores must make new stock low-VOC • Reduces asthma triggers

  4. Read Labels • Read ingredient labels of cleaning and personal care products before you buy– you might be surprised what you find! • Make informed choices to reduce fumes for your family

  5. Ben Franklin & Lead Letter written by Benjamin Franklin to Benjamin Vaughan on July 31, 1786 “…on the bad effects of lead taken inwardly” Lead-free Hose

  6. Medicine Collection Current Sites: DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 27th 2014 10am-2pm Participating Towns: • Glen Ellyn • Woodridge • Lombard • Addison • Naperville • Glendale Heights • Villa Park • Elmhurst • Clarendon Hills • Hinsdale Bartlett Village Hall (last Saturday every month 9am-12pm) Naperville HHW site weekends only, 9am – 2 pm, excluding holidays Addison Bloomingdale Burr Ridge Carol Stream Clarendon Hills Downers Grove DuPage County Sheriff Elk Grove Village Elmhurst Glendale Heights Itasca Lemont Lisle Oak Brook Schaumburg West Chicago Wheaton Wood Dale Working to expand: • Woodridge, Glen Ellyn

  7. Environmental Certification Programs Schools, businesses, churches, park districts, cities, and libraries can earn… Earth Flag Ecology Flag Water Quality Flag

  8. Let’s Protect Our Water, Air and Soil

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