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Fast Company February 2009 David Case	The Real Story Behind Bisphenol A How a handful of consultants used Big Tobacco's tactics to sow doubt about science and hold off regulation of BPA, a chemical in hundreds of products that could be harming an entire generation.
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Scientific American August 2008 Adam Hinterthuer	Just How Harmful Are Bisphenol-A Plastics? Patricia Hunt, who helped to bring the issue to light a decade ago, is still trying to sort it all out
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The Motley Fool April 27, 2007 Jack Uldrich	Two Words: Biodegradable Plastics Eco-friendly innovations offer healthy growth prospects. Investors are urged to watch closely as Metabolix and ADM enter the biodegradable plastics market.
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Popular Mechanics November 10, 2008	Recycling Myths: PM Debunks 5 Half Truths about Recycling The dominant factor in virtually every case is the enormous amount of energy required to turn raw materials into metals and plastics compared to the energy needed to reprocess products that already exist.
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Financial Advisor November 2012 Jerilyn Klein Bier	Chemical Solutions Safer chemical management strategies can help prevent toxic financial fallout. Consumer products companies are also moving away from controversial chemicals such as triclosan, an antibiotic agent used in soaps.
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National Defense June 2010 Grace V. Jean	Converting Eco-Unfriendly Plastic Into Fuel Natural State Research Inc., based in Stamford, Conn., has developed a technology that converts waste plastics into hydrocarbon liquid fuel through a thermal degradation process.
Chemistry World November 30, 2010 Andrew Turley	Industry 'disturbed' at Europe BPA ban The European Union says it will ban the controversial monomer bisphenol A as a raw material in baby bottles due to concerns over its impact on human health.
Chemistry World April 18, 2008 Rebecca Trager	Canada may brand bisphenol A 'toxic' Canada's national public health agency looks set to become the first regulator in the world to label Bisphenol A (BPA) -- used for decades in products like plastic baby bottles and food containers -- 'toxic' and 'hazardous'.
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Chemistry World April 20, 2012 Maria Burke	Sweden bans BPA in food packaging for under-threes As 'a matter of caution', the Swedish government says it will ban the use of the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A in protective coatings in food packaging for children up to the age of three.
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Chemistry World February 12, 2015 Patrick Walter	Plastic waste entering world's oceans set to double in 10 years Plastic waste entering world's oceans amounts to five bags for every foot of coastline.
Chemistry World July 19, 2012 Rebecca Trager	US bans BPA in baby bottles The US Food and Drug Administration's ban on the use of bisphenol A in baby bottles and children's sippy cups is being celebrated by industry and environmental groups, but many stakeholders are calling it too little too late.
Chemistry World November 4, 2008 Rebecca Trager	FDA criticised by its own experts over bisphenol A The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s recent conclusion that controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is safe at current levels is flawed, the agency's own Science Board has warned.
Chemistry World January 27, 2015 Emma Stoye	BPA use poses 'no health risks', says EU The European Food Safety Authority's latest evaluation of bisphenol A has concluded that at current levels of exposure the chemical does not pose a health threat to any age group.
Chemistry World May 14, 2015 Rebecca Trager	California demands warning labels for BPA The US state of California has added bisphenol A to its Proposition 65 list of chemicals linked to health concerns, despite opposition from the chemical industry.
Chemistry World December 9, 2014 Emma Cooper	Plastic bottles recycled into cigarette filters A method to recycle the common plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from soda bottles into membranes for filtration, including cigarette filter tips, has been developed by scientists.
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IndustryWeek February 1, 2005 John Teresko	Green Machines With worldwide automobile sales expected to more than double in the next 50 years, the drive for waste reduction is accelerating. When specifying materials, product development staffs must now equally embrace design for disassembly and recycling as well as design for manufacturing.
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Chemistry World August 7, 2009 Rebecca Trager	HP under fire for failing to phase out harmful chemicals Environmental lobby group Greenpeace is waging war against global technology company Hewlett-Packard (HP), arguing that it isn't doing enough to phase out harmful chemicals from the electronic products that it manufactures.
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Chemistry World March 11, 2009 Rebecca Trager	US BPA usage could be curbed Major US chemical trade group the American Chemistry Council is on the defensive following several significant moves to restrict usage of the controversial chemical bisphenol A in food and drink containers.
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Chemistry World April 14, 2008 Rebecca Trager	FDA Under Pressure Over Bisphenol A The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been accused by congressmen of cherry picking research to support its decision on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other products for use by children.
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