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personal care products
Coverage of personal care products in the Nexus archive.
- Personal care products are awash in unlabeled toxic chemicals, study finds
A new study found that common personal care products frequently contain unlabeled toxic chemicals. Testing over 110 items ranging from shampoo to baby lotions showed evidence of these chemicals in about 85%. Furthermore, 26% of products labeled "eco," "green," or "natural" contained at least one dangerous compound.
- Hong Kong moves to curb flow of high liquid content waste in landfills
Hong Kong aims to reduce high liquid content waste in landfills, a move supported by conservationists for preventing toxic leakage but opposed by the retail sector due to potential cost increases.