NONWOVEN-BASED FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND WET WIPES BRACING FOR PERFECT REGULATORY STORM
July 2nd, 2020
Unsettling images of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch or pristine tropical beaches desecrated with debris have promoted the trend for plastics-free goods across a wide range of economic sectors, including nonwovens, pressuring industries and policymakers to respond to the problem.
Reflecting this, there is today arguably no single regulatory issue affecting the outlook for nonwoven feminine hygiene products and wet wipes across the world more than the European Union’s (EU) single use plastics directive (SUPD), which entered into force on July 3, 2019, ...
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