EPA's Lead Program Solution. Is it really though?

The EPA is starting a program April 22nd that will force all renovators and remodelers that work in homes pre 1978 to have their company and their selves certified through the EPA. I took their certification class this last Thursday. There was some good information to take away from it, but what I don’t understand is that you go through a real technical way to collect all dust during the project then turn around and throw it in the landfill. That’s right if it is less than 220 lbs (which most projects will be) you can just go throw it in the landfill. Does this make a lot of sense to you? On top of that they are really pushing to use tons of plastic to cover everything, and you can’t recycle it. That’s government for you. Yes we have increased the indoor air quality, but what will the side effects of this program be in 5 or 10 years. When will man become the solution and not the problem?

Recommended Reading

One of our main goals in having this blog is to give you, the reader, educated materials to be able to make the changes you desire to make. Whether that be to remodel your home to make it more energy efficient, to change your cleaning practices to improve the health of your home for your children or simply to live a life that is thinking about the generations to come by preserving the planet today, we want to pass along to you tools that we have found helpful in that process.

Each month we will be recommending a few books from the resource library in our home. If you have questions or comments please feel free to leave them here or send them straight to info@greenovationbuilders.com . We'd love to hear from you and about any resources that have been helpful in your life thus far.

Growing up Green! by Deirdre Imus

Go Green: How to build an Earth-friendly community by: Nancy H. Taylor

Green up your Cleanup by Jill Potvin Schoff

Little House on a Small Planet by Shay Salomon

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Greenovation Builders builds green homes that save our customers money, increase their health, and embody their natural lifestyle, all while preserving the planet.