EDANA’s Stewardship Programme: championing safety and transparency EDANA’s Stewardship Programme enhances safety and transparency in absorbent hygiene products through voluntary standards, rigorous testing, and consumer education, fostering trust and industry credibi...

Originally featured in MCL News & Media

Read the full news about the programme here: edana.org/about-us/new...

#ConsumerSafety #ProductStewardship

Powerful lithium batteries in written-off EVs now hot property at salvage auctions Demand for secondhand electric vehicle batteries is surging across Australia, as buyers repurpose them for everything from solar storage to off-grid energy

Now, this is interesting…

‘The demand for secondhand EV batteries is surging, with buyers repurposing them for everything from solar storage units to off-grid energy systems that can replace diesel generators.’
#batteries #ProductStewardship
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‘The group, led by the @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social will deliver a joint statement calling for a mandatory solar stewardship scheme to be set up sometime within this parliamentary term’ #solar #recycling #productstewardship
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Breakthrough extraction technology a silver bullet for solar panel recycling A breakthrough technology to "mine" silver from decommissioned solar panels has been mastered by Macquarie University researchers, and in partnership with Lithium Universe, will see the resource repur...

‘Together, the technologies can recover intact glass sheets, preserve silicon wafers and extract pure silver from each panel, with greater than 77% current efficiency and with minimal waste.’
#recycling #solar #ProductStewardship
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/08/15/b...

Australia to develop national solar module reuse and recycling scheme Australia’s federal, state and territory governments have agreed to develop a national solar PV module reuse and recycling scheme.

‘Australia’s federal, state and territory governments have agreed to develop a national solar PV module reuse and recycling scheme.’ #Solar #ProductStewardship

Not before time! #auspol
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Original post on solarcene.community

Australia has always been a nation that punches above its weight. We’re world leaders in rooftop solar – ten million Australians live under a solar roof.

But here’s the hard truth: if we don’t act now, that story of leadership could end in failure.

Because we’re building a mountain of solar […]

Newly amended #MSW #regulations in #Vietnam aim to 1. raise awareness of disposable #plastics #environmental #impact and discourage cont'd use 2. ban select products containing #microplastics 3. develop #productstewardship criteria for #recycled plastics.
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Clearing Regulatory Roadblocks: How Smarter Implementation Can Help Supply Chain Modernization - Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. On June 5, 2025, the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) of the U.S. Congress convened a hearing titled “Barriers to Supply Chain Modernization and Factor

B&C's Public Policy and Regulation Blog : Clearing Regulatory Roadblocks: How Smarter Implementation Can Help Supply Chain Modernization
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#DOD, #ProductStewardship, #publicpolicyandregulation, #Senate, #TSCA

Big Beautiful Bill Means Big Cuts for Clean Energy Manufacturers - Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. On March 20, 2025, House Republicans passed the “Big Beautiful Bill” (BBB) as part of H.R. 1, a sweeping legislative package that includes dramatic

B&C's Public Policy and Regulation Blog : Big Beautiful Bill Means Big Cuts for Clean Energy Manufacturers
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#BigBeautifulBill #Congress #continuingresolution #Federal #IRA #ProductStewardship #publicpolicyandregulation #Sustainable #TaxCredits #Trump

Great to see #productstewardship giving some focus to #battery #lifecyclemanagement in this #NSW bill - waste stream hazards arise from poor management: www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Hansard/Page...
Ping: @evfiresafeemma.bsky.social

How to find the most sustainable electronics Thinking of giving yourself or someone on Santa’s list an electronic product? How do you find out which electronic products (cellphones, computers, printers, solar panels) have the best envir…

How to find the most sustainable electronics. Check this list before you shop.

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#ewaste #sustainability #electronics #sustainablepurchasing
#epeat #productstewardship #design

The other day I bought a $50 rechargeable battery for a device and, to be frank, I was disappointed that they didn’t offer to take the old one for recycling. #ProductStewardship

This week, @envinitiative is previewing their 10/25 #MnBES event on #productstewardship. Have you registered yet? http://ow.ly/6Sz8L