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South Korea Requires the Recyclability Data of Products and Packaging Materials before April 15
MOE issues a notice on submission of delivery and import records of products and packaging materials. Enterprises subject to recyclability shall report the delivery and import record to MOE before April 15, 2023.
Mar 29, 2023
POLICY/REGULATION
Canada Publishes Draft State of PFAS Report and Risk Management Scope
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published a Draft State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report and a Risk Management Scope for PFAS in the Canada Gazette on May 20, 2023. Both documents are open for a 60-day public comment period ending on July 19, 2023.
Mar 24, 2023
POLICY/REGULATION
Global Supervision Situation of Recycled Plastic FCM: Keynotes of the Technology Symposium on the Safety of Food Contact Recycled Plastics
REACH24H Consulting Group, the parent company of ChemLinked, joined the “Technology Symposium on the Safety of Recycled Plastic Food Contact Materials” last week.
Mar 14, 2023
POLICY/REGULATION
Australia and New Zealand Consult on Draft National PFAS Management Plan Version 3.0
To provide new guidance on the environmental management of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) around Australia and New Zealand, the Heads of EPAs of Australia and New Zealand (HEPA) released the draft PFAS NEMP version 3.0 for public consultation in September 2022. The period for comments ended on February 28, 2023.
Mar 08, 2023
POLICY/REGULATION
China Announces Action Plan for Standardized Carbon Measurement System
China released the Implementation Plan for Establishing a Standardized Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality Measurement System on October 31, 2022. This plan is part of the multi-departmental effort to support the "1+N" policy framework for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. It sets specific goals and tasks aimed at creating a standardized measurement system.
Nov 14, 2022
POLICY/REGULATION
India Establishes New Legal Framework for E-Waste Management (Updated on Nov 2, 2022)
On November 2, 2022, India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) issued E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. The Rules proposes a new legal framework for channeling electronic waste generated in the country to the formal e-waste recycling sector, and replace the E-Waste (Management) Rules (2016) and E-Waste (Management) Amendment Rules (2018).
Nov 11, 2022
POLICY/REGULATION
China Announces National Standardization Plan for Carbon Peaking and Neutralization in Energy Sector
On October 9, 2022, the National Energy Administration (NEA) issued the Action Plan for Enhancing the Standardization of Carbon Peaking and Neutrality in the Energy Sector. This plan is in line with China's goals of achieving carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060.
Oct 12, 2022