BRS Conventions take steps for global protections from toxic chemicals
GENEVA - Several notable decisions were adopted at the closing of two weeks of negotiations of the Joint Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions on hazardous chemical management. PFAS compound PFHxS has been listed for the global ban with no exemptions; chemical recycling blocked over hazardous waste concerns; controls adopted on e-waste exports; and a proposal for burning...
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