IEN Radio
Radio for manufacturing and engineering professionals. New industrial products, news and technical articles.
IEN Radio
EPA Could Soon Ban Chemicals Used to Make Plastics
•
Eric Sorensen
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
The EPA revealed that it would begin the process of prioritizing toxic chemicals used to manufacture and process plastics under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
The statutory process will last a year, during which the agency could designate the chemicals as high-priority substances. If they receive the designation, it would spark risk evaluations that could result in restrictions or outright bans.