Glass cleaner VOC cap

Definition

The solvent limit that decides which glass cleaners can be sold in a state.

Why It Matters

California caps the volatile organic compounds in a glass cleaner sold in the state at ten percent for an aerosol and three percent for everything else, so the solvent-heavy products a crew might reach for cannot lawfully be sold there at all. The limit binds the seller, so it reaches a cleaning business through its supplier and not through an inspector, which is why an operator can be out of step without ever meeting one. Ask what the crew actually buys, and ask hardest about restoration work on hard-water staining, because that is where somebody is most tempted to reach for chemistry the state has priced out.