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How to consider waste under REACH
The assessment of waste under REACH is an interesting aspect that has to be considered when registering a substance. Since waste itself doesn’t need to be registered, many people think that waste in general is excluded from REACH. However, updated guidance released by ECHA in December 2010 makes the obligations on the registrant regarding waste much clearer.
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Ecopharmacostewardship – A pharmaceutical industry perspective
Describes the environmental activities being pursued by the research pharmaceutical companies to produce a more sustainable business.
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Use of compost-like output from mechanical-biological treatment (MBT) plants
Dawn and I recently completed a review for the Environment Agency on compost-like outputs from MBT plants (follow this link for the full report). The main objectives of this review were to describe current EU practice for the production, regulation and use of compost-like outputs from MBT plants, with specific reference to their application to land. A further objective was to assess national differences in approaches across the EU and to attempt to establish why such differences exist.
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