EU Urban Wastewater Directive ‘Highly Disproportionate,’ Says AESGP

Pharmaceutical industry associations are united in their view that the revised EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive discriminates against medicines and cosmetics producers.

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EU pharmaceutical and cosmetic manufacturers must pay at least 80% of quaternary treatment costs according to UWWTD (Shutterstock)

The Association of the European Self-Care Industry, AESGP, has criticized European Union regulators for singling out the pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors to pay for pollutant removal as part of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive.

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