Environmental Issues
News
IPC Signs On to Petition for Industry Recommendations on Basel Convention TBM Guidelines (.pdf) (June 2011)
IPC Signs On to Letters to EPA Supporting Scientific Assessments of Chemicals (.zip) (June 2011)
IPC Criticizes Bad Science, Methodology in Greenpeace Electronics Guide (November, 2010)
IPC Lobbying Efforts Pay Off: MEPs Agree to Drop List of Priority Substances (November, 2010)
Proposed TSCA IUR Rule Specifically Calls Out Electronics Industry – IPC Urges Industry Help During Comment Period (September, 2010)
IPC Celebrates Victory in Canada: Canadian Government Will Not Restrict Rosins (July, 2010)
IEEE Standards on Environmentally Preferable Electronic Equipment Will Impact Entire Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain — IPC Urges Industry Members to Get Involved in the Ballot (June, 2010)
European Parliament Environment Committee Vote Puts TBBPA on Priority Assessment List
IPC Continues Advocacy for Rigorous Scientific Assessment (June, 2010)
TBBPA Ban Proposal Dropped; IPC Continues to Lobby for Scientific Basis in Directive (May, 2010)
IPC Strives for Genuine Benefits to Environment and Human Health in EU Legislation (May, 2010)
IPC Continues Battle for Science and Facts in EU Legislation (May, 2010)
Second Edition Joint Industry Guide (JIG) on Declarable Substance Content in Electrotechnical Products Released (May, 2009)
IPC Delivers Comments to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Regarding Electronic Devices (November, 2008)
Additional Resources
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
Lead Free and the Electronics Industry
IPC APEX EXPO Environmental, Health and Safety Presentations
EPA’s Draft Report on the
Environment (2008)
Design for the Environment: A Variety of Partnerships to Improve Environmental Quality
EPA Reissues NPDES Storm Water Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Activities
EPA's Metal Products and Machinery (MP&P) Effluent Guidelines
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