Increased use of virgin materials and low recycling levels show that a circular economy is far from being realised. The presence of chemicals of concern in materials is an important reason for this. Mechanical recycling will remain the main recycling technology for the foreseeable future, which makes establish ing nontoxic waste streams the key to scaling up the circular economy.
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5 aspects that the Chemical Strategy must include
Numerous reports have highlighted the importance of tackling the problem of hazardous chemicals and stressed the fact that it is an urgent matter. As part of the European Green Deal, the EU Commission will present a Chemical Strategy for Sustainability. Here are five important aspects that need to be included in the strategy.
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REACH – The new EU chemicals regulation (2007)
Since 2003 ChemSec has printed the proposals for the REACH legislation to encourage participation. We will not print the final legislative text, but it is available for download here.
Implications of REACH for developing countries (2006)
This study explains the functioning of REACH and examines the socio-economic impact on the developing countries with special focus on the ACP States, in particular on South Africa, Mozambique, Jamaica, Ghana and Tanzania. It investigates possible changes in the patterns of competitiveness and trade flows, the role of multinationals compared to local producers, access to information and costs and benefits of REACH.
Chemicals management in Belarus, Ukraine and the Russian federation (2006)
This report includes the three survays “A Survey on Existing Chemicals Legislation in Belarus”, “A survey of chemicals management policy of the Russian Federation” and “A Survey of policies and laws on chemicals’ management in Ukraine.
From science to policy – precaution in decision-making (2006)
How can science and policy making support each other for the best possible results? Sometimes it is not possible withing the policy making procedurs to wait for definitive proof, this can mean exposing people to an avoidable hazard, with potentiallydevastating effects. When science is being used to help make policy decisions, precision is not the only goal. This booklet focues on the principle of precaution within the legislative processes – it’s all about making intelligent decisions under uncertainty.