by Alan McEntire | Jul 30, 2019 | Guidance note, Plastic Thinking
Plastic ThinkingTM Guidance for ECHA Questions and Answers on the Restriction Proposal on intentionally added microplastics. On 19th July 2019 ECHA published Guidance for ECHA Questions and Answers on the Restriction Proposal on intentionally added microplastics. The...
by Alan McEntire | Jun 11, 2019 | Environmental Protection, Plastic Thinking, Single use plastics
Fewer countries will accept exports of plastic waste Plastic production is growing at unprecedented International and national laws are being introduced which will impact the use of plastic. The impact on wildlife is becoming well understood Organisations are coming...
by Alan McEntire | Mar 1, 2019 | EcoDesign, Plastic Thinking
Design for Environment (ecodesign) is … Ecodesign is an approach to designing products with special consideration for the environmental impacts of the product during its whole lifecycle. ISO 14006 “Environmental management systems – Guidelines for incorporating...
by Alan McEntire | Feb 26, 2019 | Climate change, Plastic Thinking, Sustainable Development
Applying a lifecycle perspective is not an activity unique to the management of plastic and is a familiar requirement of ISO 14001:2015. However, plastic lends itself to this type of assessment as it has such significant environmental impacts dependent of how it is...
by David McEntire | Dec 2, 2018 | Plastic Thinking
The Plastics Thinking Advent Calendar provides 24 thoughtful moments regarding the issues of plastic waste at Christmas. From life cycle assessments of Christmas trees to the indelicate issues of plastic flushables and fatbergs – This calendar aims to give tips...
