On 3 February 2020, the OECD organised a workshop to foster a discussion on real-world policy misalignment at the chemicals/waste interface in order to identify and review potential, or already applied, solutions. In order to support this discussion, case studies were submitted and addressed different sectors and issues clustered in three themes to facilitate discussion for the workshop: Facilitating Material Recovery; Managing Environmental, Health and Safety Risks from the Use of Recycled Materials containing Hazardous Substances; and Aligning Chemicals and Waste Legislations for Managing Hazardous Chemicals.
Read moreThis report presents the first major cross-country analysis of ways to evaluate the impact of BAT-based industrial pollution policies, providing analyses of data from the European Union, the United States, Chile, Israel, Korea, the Russian Federation, India, the People’s Republic of China, Kazakhstan and New Zealand.
Read more29-31 May 2018 - The Global Forum aimed to shed light on sustainable plastic good practices and provided an overview of the role of plastics, delivered examples of sustainable plastic design, define "sustainable" from the lens of chemical selection, identified key tools and approaches, and discussed current and future environmental policy instruments to incentivise sustainable plastic design.
Read moreOECD assists countries in developing methodologies for both governments and industry to manage risks posed by chemicals and, when appropriate, to harmonise risk management activities on particular chemicals.
Substitution of harmful chemicals
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Best Available Techniques to Prevent & Control Industrial Chemical Pollution
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Costs and benefits of managing chemicals
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Webinar video recording on Analytical and Monitoring Methods for PFASs |
Combating industrial pollution with a Best Available Technique-based approach Read the report on Best Available Techniques (BAT): Measuring the Effectiveness of BAT Policies (2019). |