Toxic-Free Futures inoshanda kukurudzira kushandiswa kwezvinhu zvakachengeteka, makemikari uye maitiro ekuchengetedza ramangwana rine hutano kuburikidza nekutsvagisa kwazvino, kutsigira, kuronga vanhu vemunharaunda uye kubatanidzwa kwevatengi.
Muna Kubvumbi 2023, Environmental Protection Agency yakaronga kurambidza kushandiswa kwemethylene chloride kwakawanda. Toxic-Free Futures yakagamuchira chikumbiro ichi ichikumbira Environmental Protection Agency kuti iite chiito nekukurumidza kuti ipedzise mutemo uyu uye iwedzere dziviriro yawo kuvashandi vese.
Methylene chloride (inozivikanwawo semethylene chloride kana DCM) chinhu chinonyungudutsa che organohalogen chinoshandiswa mukubvisa pendi kana machira nezvimwe zvinhu zvakaita sema degreasers ne mabala rekubvisa. Kana methylene chloride vapor ikaungana, kemikari iyi inogona kukonzera kudzipwa nekushaya mweya uye kurwara nemoyo. Izvi zvakaitika kuvanhu vazhinji vakashandisa mapendi ne machira ekubvisa machira ane kemikari iyi, kusanganisira Kevin Hartley naJoshua Atkins. Hapana mhuri inofanira kurasikirwa nemudiwa wayo zvakare nekuda kwekemikari iyi.
Muna 2017, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yakakurudzira kurambidza kushandiswa kwemethylene chloride pakugadzira pendi (mudzimba nemabhizimisi). Gare gare gore iroro, methylene chloride yakava imwe yemakemikoro gumi ekutanga "aripo" ayo Environmental Protection Agency yakatanga kuongorora njodzi kuti iongorore mashandisirwo ese ekemikari.
Toxic-Free Future yatanga chirongwa chekunyengetedza vatengesi vanopfuura gumi nevaviri, kusanganisira Lowe's, Home Depot neWalmart, kuti varege kutengesa pendi dzine kemikari iyi. Mushure mekusangana nemhuri dzevanhu vakafa nekuda kwekushandisa kemikari iyi zvakanyanya, Environmental Protection Agency yakazorambidza kushandiswa kwayo muzvigadzirwa zvevatengi muna 2019, asi yakabvumira kushandiswa kwayo munzvimbo dzebasa uko kushandiswa kwayo kunogona kunge kwakabatana nerufu rwakafanana kana ikashandiswa kumba. Kutaura zvazviri, pakati pa1985 na2018, paive nerufu rwevanhu makumi masere nevashanu rwakashumwa, 75% yarwo rwaive nekuda kwekushandisa kemikari iyi munzvimbo dzebasa.

Muna 2020 na2022, Environmental Protection Agency yakaburitsa ongororo dzengozi dzakaona kuti kushandiswa kwemethylene chloride kwakawanda "kune njodzi isina musoro yekukuvadza hutano kana nharaunda." Muna 2023, Environmental Protection Agency yakaronga kurambidza kushandiswa kwemakemikari nevatengi uye kushandiswa kwakawanda kwemaindasitiri nemabhizimisi, nekuregererwa kwenguva pfupi kwekushandiswa kwakakosha uye kuregererwa kwakakosha kwemamwe masangano ehurumende kubva pazvinodiwa zvekuchengetedza nzvimbo yebasa.