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| Eco Solution Q fiber and EcoWorx backing exceed industry standards regarding to the use of toxic materials in its products. Shaw engaged MBDC to use its stringent protocol to strengthen the products’ environmental benefits and bring them into true cradle-to-cradle life cycles. Through the process, each individual material in the product is tested down to 100 parts per million (ppm) to ensure it is safe for human health and the environment. Criteria considered in this assessment include, but is not limited to, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, toxicity, mutagenicity, endocrine distruption, bioaccumulation, and climatic relevance. This assessment ensures Eco Solution Q and EcoWorx meet the highest standards of sustainability, and these products are among the first in the world to be fully assessed through the MBDC Protocol. Read the McDonough article featured in Fast Company
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