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Clean Air Solutions at Home and at School
Did You Know...
Products sold in solid, stick, or gel form emit lower levels of VOCs than the same type of product sold as liquids or aerosols.
Cartoon of air-friendly products

On the Road: Cars & Trucks

At Home & At School

In Recreational Areas

At the Ballot Box

Interactive Car

Interactive House

Interactive Recreational Area

Did You Know...
Packaging generates harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs) when it is printed and produces carbon dioxide when it is burned.
ou can buy air-friendly products and encourage people at school and at home to:

7. Use hair styling gels instead of aerosol sprays.
8. Choose anti-perspirant stick or roll-ons instead of sprays.
9. Wash windows and windshields with plain water or a diluted water/detergent solution.
10. Use an electric probe or chimney briquette starter instead of lighter fluid to fire up charcoal in a barbeque grill. Even better, use a propane or natural gas grill.
11. Buy products packaged in recycled materials or new materials that you can recycle in your community.
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