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AEROSOL FACTS |
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| Most Aerosols Do Not Contain CFC's
(chlorofluorocarbon) Propellants and Have Not Since 1978 During the 1970's scientists were concerned that the earth's stratospheric ozone layer (the layer that surrounds the earth and protects it from harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun) was showing signs of thinning. One of the sources suspected of causing damage to the ozone layer was chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's). At the time, CFC's were used in air conditioners, refrigerators, aerosols and industrial processes. As a result of these concerns, the aerosol industry began finding alternatives to CFC propellants. In 1978, a law was passed by the E.P.A. to ban CFC propellants from all but a few specific types of products, mainly medical products, such as asthma inhalers (the CFC's used in these inhalers will be phased out by the year 2000). Other countries, including Australia, Canada, Mexico and various nations in Central America, South America and Europe, banned CFC propellants from aerosol containers during the 1980's. Under the Montreal Protocol agreement of 1987, CFC production was to be phased out of industrialized nations by January 1, 1996, and developing nations by 2010. For more information, please visit the http://www.epa.gov/docs/ozone.
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Aerosol Cans are Recyclable