The Draft Screening Assessment for the Aliphatic Diesters Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on January 31, 2017. This information is now available on the Canada.ca (Chemical Substances) Website. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/chemicals-management-plan-3-substances/aliphatic-diesters-group.html
The Draft Screening Assessment for the Trimellitates Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on January 31, 2017. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/chemicals-management-plan-3-substances/trimellitates-group.html
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF PVC WATER AND SEWER PIPE AND COMPARATIVE SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS OF PIPE MATERIALS This study evaluates underground pipe infrastructure in the context of providing sustainable water and sewer service over a 100-year period: (1) with minimal risk of degrading water quality; (2) while reducing the costs of operations, maintenance and repair; and [...]
An episode of Discovery Channel's "Daily Planet" aired a segment on Sept. 28th, 2017 that featured product created by VIC member organization, Ipex. The piece highlights the infrastructure capabilities of Vinyl and its applications for earthquake prevention & recovery.
The Draft Screening Assessment for the Acrylates and Methacrylates Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on November 22, 2017. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/chemical s-management-plan-3-substances/acrylates-methacrylates-group.html
A mandatory notice under section 71 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 with respect to certain micro-organisms was published. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/canada-a pproach-chemicals/information-gathering/initiatives.html
The Draft Screening Assessment for Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S), Sodium Sulfide (Na(SH)) and Sodium Sulfide (Na2S) was published. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/other-ch emical-substances-interest/hydrogen-sulfide.html
Information received in response to notices published in the Canada Gazette under section 71 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 was published. http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/22650b19-63b5-454f-8485-b6bd5e88e022
The Final Screening Assessments for Asphalt and Oxidized Asphalt and Distillate Aromatic Extracts were published. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/petroleu m-sector-stream-approach/stream-4.html
A consultation document on the proposed regulatory approach to reduce emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products was published for a public comment period ending on September 1, 2017 https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/other-ch emical-substances-interest/formaldehyde.html
Recycling is an important part of our future, and the Vinyl Institute of Canada is proud to be leading a Canada-wide initiatives to further develop our vinyl recycling story.
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