Working through LaundryESP®, TRSA/UTSA have taken a lead role in a national effort by textile service companies to phase out the use of nonylphenol ethoxylate (NPE), a surfactant that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says is a source of water pollution. These efforts have earned the recently restructured associations a “Champion” rating from the EPA Safe Detergents Stewardship Initiative (SDSI).
 
“We are extremely pleased to receive this recognition from the EPA and its SDSI program,” said TRSA President and CEO Roger Cocivera. “Laundry-ESP is showing once again that this industry is more than capable of managing its ...