Consumer Concern for Chemicals Drives New Business Solutions Business, NGO Leaders Team Up to launch new tools for identifying safer chemicals and sustainable plastics (Framingham, Massachusetts) Today a coalition of companies and environmental… …
WASHINGTON, DC The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) is partnering with Clean Production Action (CPA) to present a GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals training. The GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals training will take place during the… …
(Washington, DC) – With legislation to update the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the first time in almost 35 years close to being introduced later this month in the House, a coalition of health care providers and manufacturers of… …
The “Greening Consumer Electronics - from Hazardous Material to Sustainable Solutions” Conference in the European Parliament “The question is not whether the electrical and electronic equipment industry can phase out these… …
New Report on the Greening of Electronic Products October 6, 2009 Apple, Sony Ericsson and Major Suppliers are Leading the Industry in Removing Chlorine and Bromine Based Substances from Electronic Products Greening Consumer… …
Brussels An international group of environmental, legal and health NGOs[1] welcomed today’s judgment by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) against the European Commission’s decision to exempt decaBDE[2], a brominated flame retardant,… …
In 2003, the European Union passed into law the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive, which eliminates the use of certain toxic chemicals in electronics, including deca-BDE (bromodiphenyl ether), beginning in July 2006. Under the… …
A hazardous chemical is likely to be accepted as “safe for consumer use” by the European Commission this week. Deca-BDE, which is used as a flame retardant for electrical goods and textiles and is found as a contaminant in food, is known… …
The Louisville Charter for Safer Chemicals A Platform for Creating a Safe and Healthy Environment through Innovation Fundamental reform to current chemical laws is necessary to protect children, workers, communities, and the environment. We must… …
