Non-profit/NGO

Teleosis Institute's Green Pharmacy Program

The Teleosis Institute, a non-profit organization promoting sustainable medicine, launched the Green Pharmacy Campaign, in May 2007. The campaign is a collaboration with local pharmacies, health providers, and consumers, aimed at reducing the "footprint" of pharmaceutical medicine. 

Mercury is found in many household, school and business products, from electronics to cosmetics to cleaning supplies. When mercury is discarded it leaches from the many common consumer products into the environment and can have many harmful effects on humans and wildlife. Reducing the purchase and use of mercury-containing products will help to reduce the amount of mercury pollution in the environment.

Several non-governmental organizations across the United States have organized to promote product stewardship of mercury-containing products. Listed below are programs that are helping to promote the proper handling of products that contain mercury, reduce mercury pollution, and eliminate mercury from products altogether.

A number of businesses are already producing healthier products that yield better environmental and economic impacts. Six case studies of companies making innovative products while eliminating toxics are described in Healthy Business Strategies for Transforming the Toxic Chemical Economy, a 2006 report by Clean Production Action. It is often difficult to determine safer alternatives to commonly used toxic chemicals.

Several non-governmental organizations have organized programs that promote product stewardship of electronic equipment. This site lists some of the organizations that are active in the Northwest.