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There is a growing trend to reusable packaging overall in an effort to encourage reduction. The position of the plastics industry is clear. The industry strongly supports reduction and reuse, and recognizes use of reusables as good environmental practice, but it does not want to see these initiatives inadvertently compromise …

study conducted by three independent testing laboratories has concluded that reusable shopping bags can pose a significant health risk by acting as a breeding ground for bacteria, mold and yeast. The study was commissioned last fall by a consumer coalition to gain a better understanding of how people use reusable …

O envolvimento e a participação do Ministério do Meio Ambiente – MMA na elaboração deste Manual de Gerenciamento de Resíduos de Serviços de Saúde atende o grande desafio proposto na difusão de material instrucional para orientar a implementação do Plano de Gerenciamento de RSS (PGRSS), fundamental para que os geradores …

The use of reusable food containers and carry devices for groceries is an important, to date overlooked piece in the study of the safety of the food supply in Canada. There has been little to no testing to investigate the risk reusables pose or do not pose to public health, …