EPA to recalibrate plans to regulate PFAS in plastic-container manufacture / Appeal from NGOs
by Plasteurope.com | July 18, 2024
In response to a petition filed by clean water advocacy groups, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, Washington, DC; www.epa.gov) has agreed to review and take what it sees as appropriate action on issues related to the distribution and disposal of three per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...
EPA says Inhance must change fluorination process for HDPE containers
by Plasteurope.com | December 21, 2023
As part of its crackdown on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the US Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Inhance Technologies (Houston, Texas, USA) to halt production of three of the so-called “forever chemicals” generated in its manufacturing process for fluorinated ...