Why EnviroEdge is a better solution.
Research shows that harsh ingredients commonly used in vehicle wash pose a real challenge for the environment. Here's why AUTOSHEEN uses only EnviroEgde products.
- VOC Compliant
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are emitted from many sources, including certain cleaning chemicals, natural vegetation (plants and trees) and industrial process. When VOCs mix with nitrogen oxide gases and sunlight, ozone is formed. Ozone is good for the environment in the stratosphere (upper layer of the atmoshere) because it protects the earth from ultraviolet radiation. But in the troposphere (lowest layer of the atmosphere), it has harmful health effects to all living things. In an effort to lower VOC emissions, various agencies have put regulations in place to limit the amount of VOCs in chemical cleaning products.
- No Chlorine Bleach
- Chlorine Bleach is highly corrosive to humans an many substrates. It can irritate the skin, eyes and respiratory tract, as well as degrade many metals.
- No Phosphates
- Eutrophication is the enrichment of water with nutrients, usually phosphorous and nitrogen, which stimulate the growth of algae and aquatic plants. When all these algae and plants die, there is an increased demand for biochemical oxygen as the organisms decay. The dissolved oxygen concentration can drop too low for fish to breath, causing fish kill. Phosphates are also difficult and expensive to remove in sewage treatment facitilites.
- NO APE(NPE) surfactants
- Reach by international enviromental agencies had led to concerns regarding APEs in the environment and their harm to aquatic life. We are taking an environmentally proactive measure and excluding APE surfactants from our EnviroEdge product line.
- No EDTA
- EDTA (EthyleneDiamineTetraacetic Acid) is a chelating agent that binds to heavy metals, EDTA does not biodegrade and has the potential to accumulate in waste effluents.
- Biodegradable Surfactant
- A product is biodegradable when it is broken down by natural processes(microorganisms) into basic organic components over a period of time. Biodegradable surfactants in EnviroEdge products break down into carbon dioxide, water and minerals.
What is EnviroEdge ?
Very Simply. EnviroEdge is an effective new way to wash vehicles using
earth-friendly ingredients.
At AUTOSHEEN, we use a full range of environmentally friendly products without
loss of performance.
Each product has been tested and proven effective under
real vehicle wash conditions.
Eco-friendly from start to finish.
The use of the EnviroEdge system represents AUTOSHEEN's commitment to reducing the impact
on our enviroment through the use of these earth-friendly car wash products.
It includes:
- Low impact manufacturing that uses reduced energy and less water.
- Less packaging by formulating more concentrated products that reduce package size and materials used, saving natural resources.
- Products with earth-friendly ingredients that support water reclamation systems.
- Guilt-free disposal with limited VOCs and other substances that harm our environment.
