Hero Ups the Environmental Benefits with Upcycling Hero Biobased Cleaning Products rise above standard biobased cleaners by using Post Consumer Vegetable Oil as a raw ingredient. Manufactured with an innovative process that can be described as “Upcycling”, Hero is better for the environment than typical biobased cleaners. Upcycling means turning a used material into a more valuable product rather than more of the same product as with recycling. Hero is manufactured using upcycled vegetable oil in our custom facility in Elk Grove Village, Illinois using the latest technologies. Vegetable oil which is naturally Green and biobased. And because we use the vegetable oil after it has been used for cooking, we do not compete with the food supply chain for raw materials making Hero a Win-Win-Win-WIN proposition. A "grave to cradle" opportunity. Great for the environment, great for cleaning, great for conserving resources, and great for your bottom line! Read more about how "Upcycling" is designed for performance and designed for our planet. Hero is Safe for the Environment and for Humans Hero Biobased Cleaning Products are top-quality cleaners, degreasers, and solvents customized for industry and commercial facilities. Made from plant-based, USA grown renewable sources, Hero cleans better than synthetic chemical and petroleum-based alternatives. The effects of cleaning are felt by all building occupants. With Hero Biobased Cleaning Products provide a good environment for everybody because Hero creates no indoor air pollution with very low VOC emissions and containing no environmentally damaging substances. Hero is also Readily Biodegradable for long term advantage. Hero wins by providing clean air inside and out and doing no harm to our environment. Click to read more about how important it is to eliminate indoor air pollution now that we know more about its effects. Hero Works Hard with Powerful Cleaning and Saves You Money Hero Biobased Products are powerful and concentrated. “One and Done” describes Hero’s ability to clean in one pass when others take more passes and more product. Hero Biobased Products are gentle to the skin, have no flammability risk, and no cancer risk. Hero contributes to a safe, healthy and productive workplace. Hero is rated Readily Biodegradable with no special disposal requirements. Aside from Hero's low cost of use, Hero has the Lowest Life Cycle Cost of biobased cleaning products. Read more about how Hero's Lowest Life Cycle Cost makes Hero the best choice. Hero is Sustainability in a Bottle Sustainability is a new way of thinking about an age-old concern: ensuring that our children and grandchildren inherit a tomorrow that is at least as good as today, preferably better. To achieve sustainability there must be a balance between resources used and resources regenerated. The viability, integrity, and diversity of natural systems must be restored and maintained. Sustainability is about families, communities, and society as well as air, water, and earth. Sustainability also is inescapably about economics, because the economy is the means by which we, as individuals, relate to our natural and social environments. Sustainability helps each generation preserve the legacies of future generations and is the broadest, most inclusive conception of environmental protection or stewardship. Hero satisfies all of these requirements of sustainability. Read more about the importance of sustainability. Hero is USDA BioPreferred Certified The Federal Government is taking the lead in the market for biobased products. An Executive Order now requires government organizations to buy biobased products when possible to help not only the environment but to expand the market for farm products. The United States Department of Agriculture has defined the biobased percentages that products must meet to satisfy the Executive Order. We are proud that Hero Biobased Cleaning Products exceed these Federal Standards and are listed in the BioPreferred Program Database. Further, the USDA is in the process of finalizing the BioPreferred Labeling Program which Hero Biobased Cleaning Products will be certified to display. And many local governments are enacting similar biobased requirements for which Hero will provide compliance. Read more about how Hero™ can help satisfy USDA BioPreferred Specifications as well asISO Standards. |
Plant or animal materials are the main ingredient of biobased products. They are utilized as a renewable resource and do not contain synthetics, toxins or any environmentally damaging substances.
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Methyl esters in the range of C8 to C18 are practically non-toxic. Fatty Acid Methyl Esters do not deserve classification as carcinogens and the available evidence supports the safety of these materials. These substances were reviewed by the Structure Activity Team of EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics and were judged to be of low concern for potential human health and/or environmental effects. The EPA has described vegetable esters as Designed for the Environment (DfE).