by stefanie | Jun 13, 2023 | Around the Industry
With its TCO Certified Accepted Substance List, TCO Certified creates more transparency and promotes a shift to safer substances. Hazardous substances used by the IT industry are a risk to both humans and the environment. Dioxins, halogens and other toxic substances...
by stefanie | Jun 21, 2022 | Around the Industry
The EU Council and Parliament have agreed reductions of persistent organic pollutants in waste. The EU Council and Parliament reached a provisional deal to further restrict the presence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in waste. POPs are generally no longer...
by stefanie | Sep 10, 2021 | Around the Industry
The TCO Certified Accepted Substance List will be expanded to include process chemicals used in the manufacture of IT products protecting workers in the supply chain. Today, 352,000 chemicals and mixtures of chemicals are in use and it is estimated that tens of...
by stefanie | Oct 17, 2019 | Around the Industry
A UN committee is recommending trade restrictions for decaBDE imports which could become subject to ‘prior informed consent’ procedure. Chemical Watch reports on the UN committee recommendations that decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) which aim “to improve...
by stefanie | Jul 5, 2019 | Around the Industry
According to the newly published risk assessment by Japan’s National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (Nite) about decaBDE and HBCD the two chemicals are of low concern in cosumer prodcuts. Chemical Watch reported that for Japanese people,...
