EU will force cosmetic companies to pay to reduce microplastic pollution
EU will force cosmetic companies to pay to reduce microplastic pollution
Draft rules follow the ‘polluter pays principle’ and will mean companies cover 80% of extra clean-up costs
Oh cool, so next they'll tackle car-centric transportation design since an estimated 1/3 of ocean microplastic is tire dust? ...Please?
Deutsche Bahn go br... "Entschuldigung, Ihr Zug hat 60 Minuten Verspätung"
Autobahn go br.. "2 Stunden Stau auf der A8"
oh, so that means they'll keep on doing it and pay a pesky fee...
greatAnd hike the prices obviously
over a .0001% increase in cost? nah...
Well they'll do whatever is most cost effective, if the fee makes it no longer cost effective then they'll stop. If it doesn't, then the EU at least has extra funds to work on it
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Beauty companies will have to pay more to clean up microplastic pollution after EU negotiators struck a new deal to treat sewage.
Virginijus Sinkevičius, the bloc’s environment commissioner, said the steps would safeguard citizens from harmful discharges of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics that end up in water bodies.
The rules, which have been agreed by the European parliament and council of Europe but not yet formally adopted, bulk up requirements to remove nutrients from water and set new standards for micropollutants.
Governments will also have to monitor sewage for microplastics, “forever chemical” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and key health indicators like antimicrobial resistance.
Nils Torvalds, a Finnish MEP with the liberal Renew grouping who was in charge of the proposal, said: “The deal we reached today is a breakthrough for significantly improved water management and wastewater treatment standards in Europe, especially with new rules on removing micropollutants coming from medicines and personal care products.
Earlier this month, the Guardian revealed that the UK is falling behind the EU on almost every area of environmental regulation and that its water industry has delayed plans to tackle the country’s sewage pollution crisis.
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