The Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) is a state agency of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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. It was established in 1989 when the
Toxics Use Reduction Act was passed by the legislature. TURI is located at the
University of Massachusetts Lowell
The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell and UML) is a public research university in Lowell, Massachusetts, with a satellite campus in Haverhill, Massachusetts. It is the northernmost member of the University of Massachusetts public ...
in
Lowell, MA
Lowell () is a city in Massachusetts, in the United States. Alongside Cambridge, It is one of two traditional seats of Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,554 in 2020, it was the fifth most populous city in Massachusetts as o ...
. TURI provides resources and tools to help make the Commonwealth a safer and more sustainable place to live and work.
Mission
The Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction (TURI) Institute at UMass Lowell provides resources and tools to help make the Commonwealth a safer and more sustainable place to live and work. Established by the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) of 1989, TURI helps businesses and community organizations reduce the use of toxic chemicals by providing services such as research, training, technical support, laboratory testing and grant programs. The TURI Laboratory offers free surface cleaning research testing and consulting to Massachusetts companies who are currently using toxic cleaning products and are looking for safer alternatives that work. TURI provides the required training for employees and consultants to become certified by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental protection as Toxics Use Reduction Planners.
The Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) is implemented by three state agencies—Toxics Use Reduction Institute, the Office of Technical Assistance and the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is an agency in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, responsible for protecting the environment in the state. Its areas of resp ...
.
See also
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Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
The Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC) was formed in San Jose, California- as a research and advocacy group that promoted safe environmental practices in the high tech industry. The organization was founded in 1982 after leaks at manufacturi ...
References
External links
Toxics Use Reduction Institute websiteTURI laboratory's CleanerSolutions database
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1989 establishments in Massachusetts
Waste legislation in the United States
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