By a vote of 587 to 8, Members of the European Parliament voted to prohibit the exporting of plastic waste from the EU to non-OECD countries, strengthen regulations on shipments to OECD countries, and increase transparency between EU Member States
9th International Akademie Fresenius Conference «Residues of Food Contact Materials in Food»
Food Contact Materials: TPE vs. Migration Testing
US EPA updates protocol for TSCA systematic review
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes updated draft protocol to select scientific studies used within Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk evaluations; replaces 2018 approach and open for public comment; public peer review meeting set for April 19-21, 2022
Nanoplastics: Origin, Structure, and Fate
Tomorrow Without Toxics
Reuters: advanced recycling projects prove not viable at scale
News agency reports advanced and chemical recycling projects from large multinational companies “flop”; projects launched in the last few years by Royal Dutch Shell, Unilever, and Delta Airlines to convert plastic waste into fuel reported to have all been dropped due to lack of economic viability