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AESGP Slams ‘Deeply Concerning And Discriminatory’ EU Wastewater Directive

 
• By David Ridley

“Protecting the environment is a shared responsibility. It is unfair to expect only two sectors to fund wastewater treatment modernization and operation,” argues AESGP director general Jurate Švarcaite.

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Updated EU rules will mean pharma industry pays for additional wastewater treatment • Source: Shutterstock

The Association of the European Self-Care Industry has published a statement severely criticizing the European Union’s revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, which was recently written into law.

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