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This document summarises lessons learned from the various project activities in three sectors: electrical and electronic equipment (EEE); building and construction; and toys. It also formulates key messages addressed to different stakeholder groups and provides links to guidance and tools developed under the GEF project

Factsheet with UNEP tools to address lead in paint

UNEP page on flame retardants, covering common types and their uses in different products, including insulation.

Guidance from the Green Science Policy Institute on specifying healthier insulation, including research on flame retardants.

Healthy Building Network's report on post-consumer carpet feedstocks calls for eliminating over 40 highly toxic chemicals in carpets that threaten public health and impede recycling. These toxics are known to cause respiratory disease, heart attacks, cancer, and asthma, and impair children's developmental health. The report outlines strategies to protect public health and the environment by improving product transparency, eliminating dangerous chemicals from carpets, and increasing carpet recycling rates. It also reveals surprising efforts in the industry to remove many of these toxic substances from carpet design.

Healthy Building Network Guidance on selecting a safer sealant product.

Healthy Building Network Product Guidance on selecting a safer paint.

Flooring Product Guidance from the Healthy Building Network, to assist with selecting a safer product.