Producers must buy EPR certifications from registered recyclers in order to satisfy their EPR responsibilities. The Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment Rules, 2024, call for the introduction of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Scrap of Non-Ferrous Metals. The proposal was… Read More »India Drafts EPR Regulation for Non-Ferrous Metals
UV-328 will be restricted under POPs Regulation with specific exemptions of UTC. On July 30, 2024, European Commission opened up a 4-week consultation which proposed to introduce 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6 di tert pentylphenol (UV-328) to Part A of Annex I with specific exemptions. The draft delegated regulation… Read More »EU Consults on Introducing UV-328 under POPs Regulation
The draft of the scope of mobile phone manufacturers’ and importers’ responsibilities for marking recycling logos and other binding obligations was released on August 6, 2024 by Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment (MOENV). The draft specifies rules for recycling labels as well as recycling obligations for… Read More »Taiwan Proposes Recycling Rules for Mobile Phones
A new guidance titled “Scientific Guidance on the criteria for the evaluation and on the preparation of applications for the safety assessment of post-consumer mechanical PET recycling processes intended to be used for manufacture of materials and articles in contact with food” was released by… Read More »EFSA Releases Guidelines for Evaluating the Safety of Post-Consumer Mechanical PET Recycling Processes
On July 27, 2024, the Government of Canada published a notice in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 158, Number 30. 1 This notice requires relevant companies to provide information on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) listed in Schedule 1 of the notice (hereinafter referred… Read More »Canada Requires Companies to Provide PFAS Information
On July 8, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published draft rules for the import of recycled raw material copper, copper alloys, aluminum and aluminum alloys. The ministry sought comments on the draft through July 25, 2024. Here are the details of the draft.… Read More »China publishes draft rules for import of recycled raw material copper, copper alloys, aluminum, aluminum alloys
The UK plans to introduce legislation in 2025 to regulate ESG ratings providers, enhancing transparency and reducing confusion for investors. The new law will align with international standards, ensuring ratings providers disclose methodologies and conflicts of interest. The initiative is part of the UK’s broader… Read More »UK Sets Sights on Regulating ESG Ratings to Lead in Sustainable Finance
A Ministry of Environment official announced that the government will tighten regulations on per- and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds (PFAS) in drinking water in light of the finding that exposure to PFAS raises the risk of a number of diseases, including several forms of cancer. According… Read More »Taiwan initiates action to tighten laws governing drinking water
On July 5, 2024, the Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center, a branch of China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, published a 2024 version of the general rules for solid waste digital management. This is a revision of the rules published in 2021 (for details,… Read More »China issues 2024 version of general rules for solid waste digital management
The UK government will introduce legislation aimed at regulating ESG ratings providers in 2025, according to a speech Wednesday by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, and confirmed today in a statement by the finance ministry, HM Treasury. The statement said that “the Chancellor sees… Read More »UK to Introduce Law to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers
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