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)
Kazakhstan
Name
Kazakhstan
ISO
KZ
Region
Russia & Central Asia
Risk
Deforestation
No
Transhipment
Yes
Labour Rights & H&S
Yes
Environment
Yes
Biodiversity
Yes
Forest Area
Land Area
269,970,000
ha
Forest Area
3,309,000
ha (1.2%)
Forest Legislations 1
Greenpeace campaigns to ban phthalates in EEU toys
Chemical Watch, 13 Apr 2017