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Your practical resource for choosing products more thoughtfully, improving indoor air quality and reducing avoidable chemical exposure during home projects and everyday upkeep.

What is Responsible Chemistry?

The Home Depot is dedicated to increasing our assortment of products that have transparency of product ingredients and third-party certification of chemical ingredients, and that meet high environmental standards.

Our Commitment

What is Home Depot Doing to Help?

We are working with suppliers to provide products that promote indoor air quality and chemical responsibility. In partnership with stakeholders throughout the supply chain, The Home Depot is committed to offering products that are safer for people and the environment.

Responsible Chemistry At Home

How Can You Practice Responsible Chemistry at Home?

Start by growing organic! Growing organic produce means having your own crop of healthy, nutritious vegetables and fruits. Growing organic has never been easier.

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Break the Cycle: A New Era of Responsible Mosquito Control

Protecting your outdoor space and being thoughtful about how you do it are not competing goals.

Handle Pool Chemicals Safely this Summer

A clean, swimmable pool comes down to a little chemistry, and knowing how to store, mix and handle it safely is the part that protects your family all season long.

BEHR and The Home Depot: Advancing Paint Innovation Through Eco Actions

BEHR now has more than 100 BEHR and KILZ products that are GREENGUARD Gold-certified, meeting rigorous standards for low chemical emissions and supporting healthier indoor environments. For more than 75 years, BEHR…

Pet-Friendly, Sustainable Products for Your Home and Yard

The Home Depot offers a variety of options to help you create a space that’s comfortable, beautiful and safe for every member of the family. For many of us, pets are family,…

Natural Pest Control: Q&A with The Home Depot Merchant

Looking for a safer way to keep bugs and rodents out of your home and garden? We sat down with Edson McLean, Senior Merchant of Garden Chemicals at The Home Depot, to…

Get Garden-Ready this Spring with Miracle-Gro

The warm, sunny days of early spring are the perfect time to start prepping your yard for the planting season. With a little effort now – and the right supplies from The Home…

The Home Depot Kids Workshops: Building Skills and Sustainability

This April, The Home Depot is partnering with Back to the Roots for a special Earth Month Kids Workshop. Each child who participates will receive a planter kit, free Organic Heirloom Basil Seeds and, for the…

Show Your Home Some Love with Behr Paint

February is the season of love, and there’s no better time to show your home some affection. Painting your home inside and out is a simple yet impactful way to refresh your…

How-To: Cleaning After the Holidays with Safer Choice Cleaning Products

The holiday season is a time for fun, festivities and family, but once the gifts are unwrapped and the decorations are down, cleaning up can seem like a daunting task. Fortunately, you…

The Home Depot Earns 2024 Partner of the Year Awards from the EPA

The Home Depot was recently honored with three awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): These awards recognize The Home Depot for its progress and commitment to choosing products with ingredients…

Back to School, Back to Clean: A Sustainable Approach with Simple Green

Tackle back-to-school messes with these tips and environmentally friendly products! Create a healthy, organized home by deep cleaning and decluttering, all while involving the family. The back-to-school season is a time of…

Fight Mosquitoes with Nature’s Defenses

When the weather warms up, we want to enjoy the outdoors – and mosquitoes want to enjoy us. Some simple efforts can help minimize these pests.  Mosquitoes are not only pesky irritants…

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