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News Briefs:
 
Oct 26, 2010: Michael Wurzman presents on California Green Chemistry at the AIAG IMDS/REACH Summit

New EU adds eight new substances to the REACH candidate list June 2010

California updates Prop 65 chemical list April 2010

JIG-101 edition 3.0 released March 2010

IPC issues new 175X family of declaration standards February 2010

EU amends list of ELV exemptions February 2010

CPSIA issues new timeline for testing of children's products December 2009


EU expands scope of its Ecodesign Directives to energy-related products October 2009

China proposes 'the catalog' for RoHS Phase 2 October 2009

China plans expansion of PEANCS (new chemical substances) June 2009

EU recommends first list of substances requiring authorization under REACH April 2009

California approves the Green Chemistry Initiative September 2008

NGO ChemSec releases 'SIN' list (Substitute It Now) September 2008

US adopts CPSIA for lead & phthalates in children's products and for lead paint August 2008

EU Court of Justice ends decaBDE exemption for RoHS April 2008


EU releases draft of proposed RoHS changes (known as RoHS2) 2008

EU considers adding medical devices and monitoring & control instruments to RoHS

EU considers adding new prohibited substances to RoHS

RoHS2 would rely upon standards developed by European standards organizations

EU releases its study on the 'simplification' of RoHS


EU releases its study of the costs and benefits of RoHS


Eight EU Member States are cited for RoHS & WEEE transposition failures

California governor vetoes bill to expand RoHS October 2007

Northeastern US states propose Model Electronic Recycling Act 


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Help Is On the Way!

Our mission is to help you understand the various environmental compliance regulations that now affect manufacturers worldwide. Governments have addressed the need to keep toxic substances out of the environment (and  waste products out of landfills) by adopting regulations that ban specified hazardous substances in designated products and encourage their reuse or recycling at disposal.

Some of the better known regulations include:
  EU directive on End of Life Vehicles (ELV) for automobiles
  EU directive on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment
  EU regulation on the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) for products that are chemicals in themselves, preparations or articles that release chemical preparations
  US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) for lead paint and certain consumer products


If you are just learning about the regulatory requirements affecting your industry, browse through our Quick Tutorial at the right, written in easy-to-understand, non-technical language. We also offer News Briefs with timely coverage of new initiatives and environmental products. We encourage you to check back frequently, as we are continually expanding and updating our coverage of the major environmental initiatives.

 

Many have asked us why we give such information away. We want you to know that when you come to us, we will cut through the confusion to give you straightforward, practical answers and solutions. When we consult or suggest a product, we aren't just blowing smoke! Our recommendations come out of our knowledge and deep commitment to seeing sustainability become a business reality.

 

We offer a range of cost-effective services that can be tailored to meet your company's needs. To learn more about the consulting and managed services we offer, please visit our services homepage.

 

Our search for practical solutions has lead us to a select group of software products that improve the quality and manageability of your environmental compliance data. To learn more, please visit our sales homepage.

We are here to help you! To learn more about our services, please contact us by email or call 972-679-8996. Our goal is to help you cut through the confusion.
                                               
                                                
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Quick Tutorial:

    STANDARDS:    
What are Standards?
New What is JIG-101?
New What is IPC-1752?
What is the IEC?
What is TC 111?

What is the WTO?
What is TBT?

       USA:        What is CPSIA?
CPSIA timeline
CPSIA exemptions

What is California Green Chemistry?
What is Proposition 65?What is California RoHS?
What is California WEEE?


      EUROPE:     

What is ELV?
      ELV exemptions

What is IMDS?

What is GADSL?

Compare IMDS vs RoHS

What is EuP?
What is ErP?
What is Ecodesign?
Implement. Measures

What is
REACH?
What are SVHCs?
      Proposed SVHCs
      New Candidate list
      Priority substances
About Pre-registration

About REACH fees
What is SIN list?

What is RoHS
?
     RoHS exemptions
What is 
WEEE?
What is Due Diligence?

What is RoHS2
?
What is New Approach?
New Legislative Framework?

What is the CE Mark?
What about Packaging
?
What about Batteries?
        
      JAPAN:      
Design for Environment
What is Japan RoHS?
What is J-Moss?

      CHINA:      
What is China REACH?
What is China RoHS?
      Phase 1
      Phase 2
What is Clean Production?

        
      KOREA:      
What is Korea RoHS?
What is EPR System?

    HYPERLINKS:   
red hyperlinks are links to official government documents (usually in .pdf)

              
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