HCPA Promotes Ligia Duarte Iler to VP, Regulatory Affairs | Henry Patterson joins as a fall intern The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) is proud to announce that Ligia Duarte Iler has been promoted to Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, effective October 15, 2025. She will continue to report to Dr. Steve Bennett, Executive…
The agency enlarges its team of experts who approve new chemicals. By Jim Hagedorn and Steve Caldeira Kudos to President Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin. The EPA announced last month that it will reassign more than 130 agency scientists to clear the backlog of new chemicals and pesticides that need review before they can…
200-plus businesses and industry groups back EPA’s Safer Choice program A coalition of businesses and organizations representing a broad range of the economy, led by the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA), the Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition (AFCC), the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN), Change Chemistry, and the Interfaith…
Catherine Trinkle from BASF will serve as Chair for the 2025 term The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) is pleased to welcome three new members to the Board of Directors: Kathy Elkey, President, Cleaning & Food SBU, PLZ Corp.; Jamey Gaston, Vice President of Quality, Science, and Regulatory, MidLab, Inc.; and Brian Warner,…
Sixth annual Innovation Awards recognize members of the household and commercial products industry for accomplishments in product innovation and sustainability The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) recently announced the winners of the 2024 Innovation Awards, which honor companies in the household and commercial products industry for accomplishments in five product categories: Carbon Footprint,…
Steve Caldeira, President & CEO, and Mike Gruber, Executive Vice President, Government Relations & Public Policy, were recently named to The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2024. This is the eighth consecutive year that Caldeira has been included on the list and tenth time overall. This is the third time that Gruber has received this recognition. Caldeira…
The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) is pleased to announce that Sami Ki will be joining the organization on December 8, 2024, as Senior Manager of Sustainability & Product Stewardship. Sami comes to HCPA with more than a decade of experience in procurement and product development in the fashion industry, as well as a…
The ninth time in 10 years that HCPA has received this honor The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) is proud to announce that it has received a 2024 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award. The Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards recognize the contributions of Safer Choice…
The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) is pleased to announce that Allie Hayes has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Communications, Board Administration & Chief of Staff to the President & CEO. Hayes, who has been Senior Vice President of Communications and has worked at HCPA for nearly six years, will oversee the alignment…
First published on Real Clear Policy Vermont has emerged as a trailblazer in helping people dispose of household products that can catch fire or leak after their packaging expires. Lawmakers there worked with manufacturers to devise a disposal program that can serve as the basis for a nationwide model. Legislatures from California to Connecticut are…
