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Nature 431, 116 (9 September 2004) | doi:10.1038/431116a; Published online 8 September 2004

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Suppliers step in to manage chemical use

Jim Giles

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Companies make more money by making less waste

The consumption of chemicals in some US industries is being reduced by making suppliers fully responsible for the use and recycling of their products, says a report out next week.The Chemical Strategies Partnership (CSP), a San Francisco-based organization that promotes this new way of working, has conducted a survey of the approach's spread.