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Study Claims PFAS Can be Destroyed and Converted into Fluorochemicals with Finite Phosphate Saved for Reuse

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Do you want to destroy PFAS? But why stop there? Continue on to convert them into high value fluorochemicals, and recover and reuse the phosphate salts. That’s what one new study claims it can do....more

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EP Research Service Publishes Think Tank Briefing on EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability

On June 23, 2025, the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) published a Think Tank briefing entitled “Targeted scrutiny of the EU chemicals strategy for sustainability.” According to EPRS, while the European...more

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Bans on PFAS in Cookware: Litigation and Legislative Challenges

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On the litigation front, a federal judge denied an attempt by the Cookware Sustainability Alliance (CSA) to halt Minnesota’s current ban on intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cookware. However,...more

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Rhode Island Joins Growing State Effort to Ban PFAS in Consumer Products

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Rhode Island recently passed the Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024, which will ban the manufacture, use and distribution of certain products with intentionally added PFAS starting January 1, 2027. The Act further states “[i]t is...more

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New Mexico, New PFAS Approach

On January 29, 2025, New Mexico threw its hat more fully into the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) legislation ring with the introduction of a bill that adopts a broad “phase-out” ban to PFAS-containing products. HB...more

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France Bans PFAS in Consumer Products

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On Thursday, February 20, 2025, the French Parliament approved a landmark ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in many commonly used consumer products, becoming the second European country to do so. PFAS are a...more

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Takeaways from PLASTICS’ Fluoropolymers Conference 2025

On February 3-5, the PLASTICS’ Fluoropolymers Conference gathered several professionals involved with fluoropolymers to discuss the latest challenges, opportunities and technological shifts that are defining the fluoropolymer...more

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Oregon Polystyrene Ban Now in Effect

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In 2023, the Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill 543, which bans many uses of polystyrene foam (commonly known by its brand name, Styrofoam) in the state. On January 1, 2025, that bill formally went into effect. The law has...more

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Proposed Regulation Targets Proposition 65 Chemicals in Packaging

On December 2, 2024, California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (“CalRecycle”) released proposed regulations for California’s extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging and food service ware program –...more

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Cookware Association Files Federal Challenge to Minnesota’s Ban on PFAS in Cookware

The Cookware Sustainability Alliance (CSA) announced on January 9, 2025, that it has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, seeking a preliminary injunction of Minnesota’s ban on the sale of...more

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EPA Adds Nine Additional PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory: Implications for Businesses and Communities

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made a significant update to its Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)1, automatically adding nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of chemicals subject to...more

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New Zealand—First Country to Ban PFAS in Cosmetics

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Starting in 2027, the New Zealand Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will ban the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetic products. PFAS can be used in cosmetic products to smooth the skin or to...more

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PFAS litigation update: The risks of consumer product marketing claims

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As general awareness of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) has continued to rise in recent years, courts have experienced an increase in civil lawsuits alleging false and misleading advertising in corporate...more

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European Commission Includes PFAS In Its Ambitious “Restrictions Roadmap”

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Back in October 2020, the European Commission (EC) issued its Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability to achieve a “toxic-free environment” as part the European Green Deal. On April 25, 2022, EC staff released a Restrictions...more

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Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments (2020-2021): May 20th Arkansas Environmental Federation...

I undertook an Arkansas Environmental Federation webinar held by the organization’s Land and Sustainability Committee on May 20th titled: Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments: 2020-2021...more

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