[Pharmwaste] Wal-Mart eliminating triclosan, formaldehyde, & more

Ed Gottlieb EGottlieb at cityofithaca.org
Thu Jul 21 09:30:37 EDT 2016


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-20/wal-mart-asks-suppliers-to-remove-eight-chemicals-from-products

"Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is asking suppliers to remove formaldehyde, triclosan and six other substances from their products, part of an effort to eliminate controversial chemicals from household goods...

  *   Toluene, a colorless liquid that is used in paint thinners, nail polish and fragrances
  *   Diethyl phthalate, used to make plastic more flexible and in cosmetics, insecticides and aspirin
  *   Nonylphenol exthoxylates, which are surfactants used in industrial applications and consumer products such as laundry detergent
  *   Butylparabens, used as a preservative in cosmetics
  *   Dibutyl phthalate, a solvent
  *   Propylparaben, another preservative

...affects about 90,000 items made by 70 companies"  I don't see a time frame mentioned in the story.

This decision could have a huge impact.  Some of the good will be offset by companies simply shifting to unnamed related chemicals.  [for example, tricloban for triclosan and for phthalates: http://www.chemanager-online.com/en/topics/chemicals-distribution/phthalates-and-their-alternatives & http://www.sustainableproduction.org/downloads/PhthalateAlternatives-January2011.pdf]<http://www.sustainableproduction.org/downloads/PhthalateAlternatives-January2011.pdf>

Ed Gottlieb
Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal
Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator
Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility
525 3rd Street
Ithaca, NY  14850
(607) 273-8381
fax: (607) 273-8433
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