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A recent conference organized by an environmental group agreed with industry predictions on plastics and waste legislation in one aspect: Following an intense 2021, interest will remain strong in 2022.

SGS AG: US TPCH Strengthens Model Legislation on Toxics in Packaging SAFEGUARDS | Consumer ProductsNO. 021/21 In 1992, the Coalition of Northeastern Governors (CONEG) established the Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH) to promote the Model Toxics in Packaging Legislation (Model Legislation), a piece of legislation that restricts the sum of four intentionally introduced heavy metals (lead, cadmium, mercury and chromium (VI)) to no more than 100 parts per million (ppm) in packaging and packa...