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NEW GUIDE HELPS LONDON FIRMS FORMULATE THE RIGHT BUSINESS CHEMISTRY |
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Specialist advice on how to reduce the use and generation of hazardous substances is now available to London manufacturers of a wide range of chemical products including paints, plastics, adhesives and pharmaceuticals.
The new advice is published by Envirowise as a practical guide called ‘Resource Efficiency through Green Chemistry’ and is available to download now at www.envirowise.gov.uk/GG679. The guide will also be useful to those businesses which regularly use chemicals as part of their day-to-day operations such as printers, textile producers and electroplaters.
Envirowise Regional Manager for
London, Markus Herz, explains:
“Chemical manufacturers and suppliers will find the guide particularly helpful with REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) Regulations coming into force from June 2007. (1)
“The compliance costs associated with REACH registration are likely to prompt manufacturers to consider substituting hazardous substances in their products with replacement materials. The principles of green chemistry could form an excellent foundation for this process.
“There can also be significant commercial benefits for chemical users who consider the practical applications of green chemistry, including savings associated with reduced waste disposal costs. In fact, increasing pressure from larger retailers for lower impact goods will soon drive all stages of the supply chain to consider where positive changes can be made.”
To seek further information got to
www.envirowise.gov.uk
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