#essentialuse — Public Fediverse posts

🚨 NEW ARTICLE: How “essential” are hazardous substances?

⚠️ Find out how #Toxicsindustry is fighting to weaken EU Commission’s upcoming new tool aimed at protecting people and the planet.

#EssentialUse

👉 https://corporateeurope.org/en/2024/01/how-essential-are-hazardous-substances

Essential reading on #essentialuse!
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RT @beckysuttonphd
The #essentialuseapproach is simple: restrict harmful chemicals to uses that are essential, develop safer alternatives https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c05932

Learned tons from @dqasci @ZhanyunWang @Green_Science @TalkingToxics @NRDC @UofT @ReducingToxics @CaliforniaDTSC
great collaborators!
https://twitter.com/beckysuttonphd/status/1617567404216963072

New #ZeroPM policy analysis paper on #essentialuse!

No fundamental changes to #REACH needed to accommodate essential use if registrants provide information demonstrating uses are essential!

by: @R_Figuiere @FloraBorchert @IanTCousins @m_agerstrand 👏

https://enveurope.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s12302-022-00708-x

Check out our ZeroPM #Prevention workshop Feb 7 - 8th in Gothenburg Sweden. We feature central figures from #policy, #industry, #NGOs & #academia on:

- #PMT/ #vPvM criteria
- #essentialuse
- #alternatives
- #PFAS restriction
- #SINlist
- #Venturecapital

https://zeropm.eu/events/

Check out our ZeroPM #Prevention workshop Feb 7 - 8th in Gothenburg Sweden. We feature central figures from #policy, #industry, #NGOs & #academia on:

- #PMT/ #vPvM criteria
- #essentialuse
- #alternatives
- #PFAS restriction
- #SINlist
- #Venturecapital

https://zeropm.eu/events/

Check out our ZeroPM #Prevention workshop Feb 7 - 8th in Gothenburg Sweden. We feature central figures from #policy, #industry, #NGOs & #academia on:

- #PMT/ #vPvM criteria
- #essentialuse
- #alternatives
- #PFAS restriction
- #SINlist
- #Venturecapital

https://zeropm.eu/events/

Check out our ZeroPM #Prevention workshop Feb 7 - 8th in Gothenburg Sweden. We feature central figures from #policy, #industry, #NGOs & #academia on:

- #PMT/ #vPvM criteria
- #essentialuse
- #alternatives
- #PFAS restriction
- #SINlist
- #Venturecapital

https://zeropm.eu/events/

Check out our ZeroPM #Prevention workshop Feb 7 - 8th in Gothenburg Sweden. We feature central figures from #policy, #industry, #NGOs & #academia on:

- #PMT/ #vPvM criteria
- #essentialuse
- #alternatives
- #PFAS restriction
- #SINlist
- #Venturecapital

https://zeropm.eu/events/

Members of #ZeroPM submitted a statement to the @EU_Commission #CARACAL meeting on how the #EssentialUse concept should be developed as part of the #EUGreenDeal.

🟢Enforcable
🟢Effective
🟢Understandable

Read the full statement below!

💙💧💙

https://zeropm.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ZeroPM_essential_use_final.pdf