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Have you ever wondered what chemicals are present in the products you use every day? From paints and varnishes to skincare and haircare products, access to information about chemical content is essential to a circular economy. Greater transparency about chemicals in products and supply chains helps reduce the presence of harmful chemicals in waste streams and recycled products and ensures that materials reintroduced into value chains are safe for human health and the environment.
A unique trinational organization advancing a regional approach to environmental cooperation and creating linkages across Canada, Mexico and the United States to address emerging and complex environmental challenges.
CEC projects bring together experts, governments and communities to share knowledge, build capacity, pilot scalable solutions and strengthen cooperation, turning shared goals into action for North America’s environment.
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Linear models of economic production and consumption place a high demand on natural resources and accelerate environmental degradation. This in turn translates into increased business risks through higher costs, as well as supply uncertainties and disruptions. In CEC's 2021–2025 Strategic Plan, the Parties acknowledged that: “Shifting toward sustainable production and...
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With a feature analysis of off-site transfers to disposal
This edition of Taking Stock brings together data and information on the pollutants reported between 2014 and 2018 by North American industrial facilities to the pollutant release and transfer registers (PRTRs) of the region: Canada’s National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI), Mexico’s Registro de Emisiones y Transferencia de Contaminantes (RETC), and the US Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). The objectives of this publication are to improve the awareness and understanding of the sources, types, and handling of industrial pollutants in North America and support decisions relative to pollution prevention and sustainability.
