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August 22, 2018

Grouping hazardous chemicals for a circular economy

International Chemical Secretariat calls for removal of hazardous chemicals to achieve a circular economy, suggests hazard-based grouping approach to speed up process

Topics: exposure, REACH, regulation, risk assessment, substitution, SVHC

Reading time: 1 minute

August 10, 2018

U.S. bill to promote sustainable chemistry

Two U.S. senators reintroduce Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act

Topics: green chemistry, substitution

Reading time: 1 minute

August 10, 2018

Innovation challenge for greener chemicals

Collaborative industry innovation challenge leads to development of safer preservatives for consumer products

Topics: green chemistry, substitution

Reading time: 1 minute

August 8, 2018

Opinion: All SVHCs belong on Candidate List

NGO ChemSec discusses why REACH is moving too slowly and all substances meeting SVHC criteria should be added to Candidate List

Topics: circular economy, ECHA, REACH, substitution, SVHC

Reading time: 2 minutes

July 24, 2018

Webinar on supply chain sustainability

Environmental Defense Fund+Business holds webinar on supply chain sustainability; registration now open

Topics: circular economy, substitution

Reading time: 1 minute

July 24, 2018

Chemical Hazard Data Commons

U.S. NGO Healthy Building Network launches free online resource Chemical Hazard Data Commons aggregating hazard determinations for over 85 000 substances, aimed to facilitate substitution of hazardous chemicals

Topics: hazard assessment, substitution

Reading time: 1 minute

July 24, 2018

Consultation on chemical, product, waste legislation

EU Commission opens consultation and survey on interface between chemical, product, and waste legislation with regard to EU Plastics strategy

Topics: circular economy, European Commission, European Parliament, recycling, regulation, substitution

Reading time: 1 minute

July 20, 2018

Guide to PFAS-free foodservice ware

BizNGO network publishes fact sheet on hazards of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, recommendations on purchasing PFAS-free foodservice ware

Topics: fluorinated substances, substitution

Reading time: 1 minute

July 20, 2018

Chemicals associated with plastic packaging

Study compiles database of chemicals associated with plastic packaging (CPPdb); at least 148 substances highly hazardous, many untested or unknown

Topics: endocrine disruptor, hazard assessment, NIAS, plastics, REACH, risk assessment, substitution

Reading time: 2 minutes

July 4, 2018

Non-toxic chemicals are good for business

ChemSec discusses how hazardous substances can lead to costly business scandals and that substitution is necessary for a successful circular economy

Topics: circular economy, exposure, green chemistry, pollution, recycling, substitution

Reading time: 2 minutes

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