One of the biggest challenges facing the aerosol industry is measuring baseline recycling rates around empty aerosol cans and driving improvements. To that end, the WAIB recently participated in a discussion with HCPA, the Can Manufacturer’s Institute, the Pet Food Institute as well as several can manufacturers to discuss how we could work together to
Courtesy of HCPA To: HCPA International Affairs Council The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced a public meeting to solicit input from stakeholders in advance of the 39th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS). OSHA will conduct their
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(Bloomberg) -- If Joe Biden wins the presidency, his EPA chief could be a clean air champion from California who has fought President Donald Trump on automobile pollution or an environmental justice activist from Mississippi. Biden’s campaign has heard recommendations for both California air regulator Mary Nichols and Mississippi’s Heather McTeer Toney to lead the
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Rule Summary Aerosol cans are widely used for dispensing a broad range of products including paints, solvents, pesticides, food and personal care products, and many others. The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) estimates that 3.75 billion aerosol cans were filled in the United States in 2016 for use by commercial and industrial facilities as
