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Chemicals | 1 December 2017

Chemicals in material cycles: how EU law needs adjustments for the transition to an environmentally beneficial circular economy
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Chemicals in material cycles: how EU law needs adjustments for the transition to an environmentally beneficial circular economy

ClientEarth chemical lawyer, Alice Bernard, argues that the current EU legal framework needs to be adapted to ensure the circular economy is truly beneficial for the environment.

In this article for the Environment Law Network International Review (ELNI), she highlights gaps in EU law which, create a risk of losing track of the hazardous chemicals present in materials.