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January 11, 2017

BizNGO conference 2016: Presentations online

BizNGO held annual meeting on December 7-8, 2016 in San Francisco; selection of presentations available online
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January 11, 2017

Webinar on retailers’ safer chemicals programs

Clean Production Action hosts webinar on U.S. retailers’ efforts in reducing toxic chemicals on January 18, 2017; registration now open
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January 11, 2017

U.S.: Less new chemicals approved for market

Number of new chemical substances approved for market release decreased by half since reform of Toxic Substances Control Act; development of low-hazard chemicals advised
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January 10, 2017

2nd symposium on nanotechnology

German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment and Fraunhofer Nanotechnology Alliance host 2nd Joint Symposium on Nanotechnology on April 6-7, 2017 in Hanover
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January 10, 2017

Bisphenols in coating of soda cans

Danish consumer council finds BPA, BPF and BADGE in coating lacquers of soda cans
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January 10, 2017

Canada lists food contact substances as toxic

Canadian government adds 3 substances relevant for food contact materials to country’s list of toxic substances
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January 9, 2017

Conference on plastics recycling and recovery

IdentiPlast conference on recycling and recovery of plastics to take place on February 22-23, 2017 in Vienna
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January 9, 2017

Plastics recycling show rescheduled

Plastic Recyclers Europe hosts the “Plastics Recycling Show” exhibition and conference on March 29-30, 2017 in Amsterdam
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January 9, 2017

Plastic bags: More bans and bans on bans

City of Paris announces ban of non-bioplastic bags in supermarkets; Michigan state government forbids local plastic bag bans
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January 9, 2017

Workshop on opaque and difficult to recycle PET

Petcore Europe hosts workshop on opaque and difficult to recycle PET containers and holds annual conference on February 1-2, 2017 in Brussels
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