SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY (INCLUDING SUSTAINABLE PLASTICS, ALTERNATIVES ASSESSMENT AND SUBSTITUTION
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Sustainable chemistry (including sustainable plastics, alternatives assessment and substitution)
The Guidance on Key Considerations for the Identification and Selection of Safer Chemical Alternatives was published in March 2021. This guidance was developed with the aim to advance broader agreement on a general approach and criteria for the selection of safer alternatives, with a focus on chemical substitution. It is intended to advance a consistent understanding of the minimum requirements needed to determine whether a chemical alternative is safer than the priority chemical, product, or technology for substitution, independent of the entity performing the assessment or the alternatives assessment framework being used.
The project on sustainable design of plastics from a chemicals perspective aims to identify the key considerations that should be taken into account at the design stage in regards to the influence on chemical selection on each step in the product life cycle as well as the potential trade-off between the considerations. It is based on the preparation of two sets of case studies focusing on different sectors and then on specific applications within these sectors: construction and packaging. The four case studies are now being finalised and a report on Considerations for Sustainable Plastics Design is under development. Finalisation and publication is planned for Q3 2021. This project is conducted in cooperation with the OECD Working Party on Resource Productivity and Waste.
Recent publications - Series on Risk Management No. 60 Guidance on Key Considerations for the Identification and Selection of Safer Chemical Alternatives
Forthcoming event
Contacts
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28-29 September 2021 Location to be determined 1st Meeting of the Working Party on Risk Management
Eeva LEINALA
https://www.oecd.org/ chemicalsafety/risk-management/
Marie-Ange BAUCHER
