Greenpeace is campaigning for a ban on phthalates in toys marketed in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) countries of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. Phthalates is a family of toxic, synthetic, high production volume industrial chemicals used mostly to make plastics softer and more flexible. (Relevant story: NRDC and Scientists Urge CPSC to Finalize Phthalate Bans)
Armenia
Name
Armenia
Region
Russia & Central Asia
Risk
Deforestation
No
Transhipment
Yes
Labour Rights & H&S
Yes
Environment
Yes
Forest Area
Land Area
2,847,000
ha
Forest Area
332,200
ha (11.7%)
Paper Mills 1
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Forest Legislations 1
Greenpeace campaigns to ban phthalates in EEU toys
Chemical Watch, 13 Apr 2017