The European Commission’s proposed legislative update to its Urban Wastewater Treatment directive, which would establish an extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme to finance micropollutant removal from wastewater, is “completely unfair” and potentially “very, very costly,” says Cosmetics Europe director-general John Chave.
According to the Commission, a REFIT evaluation of the three-decade-old UWWTD confirmed in 2019 that the directive’s implementation has led to significant reduction of pollutant releases. Currently, 98% of EU...
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