by delphic-admin | Oct 30, 2023 | Europe
On 27 September 2023, the EU Commission published the EU REACH restriction on intentionally added microplastics (available here). The legal text can be accessed here and a Q&A on the press release from the EU Commission can be accessed here. This means that the...
by delphic-admin | Oct 30, 2023 | Europe
Members of the European Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) have voted in favour of several amendments to the Commission’s proposal to update the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) in a move that aims to combat the spread of harmful pollutants. The...
by delphic-admin | May 28, 2023 | Europe
A REACH Restriction, banning the use of solid synthetic polymeric ingredients in consumer products of any kind (which includes cosmetic products) is currently under development within the EU. The Restriction proposal has now been voted by the EU REACH Committee. See...
by delphic-admin | Jun 30, 2022 | North America
Hawaii legislators have approved a measure to phase out microbead-containing personal care articles in two years, alongside a bill to prohibit PFAS-containing firefighting foam and food packaging. If made into law, Hawaii’s microplastics bill (SB 2290) would...
by delphic-admin | Jun 30, 2022 | North America
Meanwhile, legislation (AB 2787) to supplement a 2015 state microbead ban died on 26 May without being voted on. It had aimed to impose prohibitions on the following goods with microplastics: rinse-off personal care products unaddressed by the previous law, starting...
