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Update on COVID-19
May 15, 2020 by Dean Leverett
In my previous blog on how wca are coping with the Covid-19 outbreak, I promised further blog updates as the situation developed. I am pleased to report that during the UK’s…
Statement on COVID-19
March 17, 2020 by Dean Leverett
At this difficult and testing time for everyone, I thought it might be useful to highlight the arrangements that wca are putting in place to deal with the Covid-19 outbreak.
Market Research for Authorisation under REACH
March 3, 2020 by Ed Stutt
ECHA has recently published a report based on a project conducted by wca at the end of last year. Working in collaboration with ECHA, Olivia and I carried out market…
Draft Regulation sets strict deadlines for registrants to update their REACH registration dossiers
February 10, 2020 by Sylwia Kosmala-Grzechnik
ECHA’s concerns that companies are not keeping their REACH registrations up to date has led to the drafting of an Implementing Regulation, setting out a deadline of 3 months for…
Conference on Current Issues in Contaminated Land
January 15, 2020 by Ed Stutt
At the end of 2019 I attended a conference on Current Issues in Contaminated Land hosted by theRoyal Society of Chemistry and the Society of Brownfield Risk…
10 years at wca
January 13, 2020 by Rhiannon Smith
At the start of a new year, and a new decade, it is a time for reflecting on the past and looking to the future. As we return at the…
Ecolabelling in the UK after Brexit
January 18, 2019 by Olivia Tran
The UK’s plan for ecolabelling after Brexit was briefly discussed in the Resources and Waste Strategy, published in December 2018. In summary, the UK will consider options…
Rinse-off Cosmetic Ecolabels: Lessons Learned
August 7, 2017 by Olivia Tran
Since the Ecolabel criteria for rinse-off cosmetics were updated in December 2014, wca have prepared and submitted a number of new applications for clients. Our experience with the …
The importance of the Ecolabel in a Circular Economy
April 19, 2016 by Olivia Tran
The Ecolabel is a voluntary programme in the EU that identifies products and services with reduced environmental impact. There are 32 Ecolabel categories, including rinse-off cosmetics (e.g. soaps and shampoos),…
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