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)
Belarus
Name
Belarus
Region
Europe
Risk
Deforestation
Yes
Transhipment
Yes
Labour Rights & H&S
Yes
Environment
No
Forest Area
Land Area
20,298,801
ha
Forest Area
8,653,400
ha (42.6%)
FSC Forest Area
8,497,225
ha (98.2%)
FSC CoCs
105
PEFC Forest Area
8,710,234
ha (100.7%)
PEFC CoCs
8
Forest Legislations 2
Greenpeace campaigns to ban phthalates in EEU toys
Chemical Watch, 13 Apr 2017