It’s confirmed! Pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturers will have to pay for eliminating micropollutants in urban wastewater within the European Union. The two sectors will have to jointly cover at least 80% of the additional costs induced by the cleaning up. The whole package must still be officially approved by the EU’s member states.
On Wednesday, the 10th of April 2024, the European Union’s parliament approved a package of rules that will make the pharmaceutical and cosmetic.
This week, MEPs are due to endorse an agreement to reduce pollution and improve water quality within the EU.The agreement reached between the European Parliamen.
The European Parliament, the Council and the EU Commission have reached an agreement on the revision of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive. For the first time in the wastewater sector, a ‘polluter pays’ principle will be implemented: the pharmaceutical and the cosmetic industries will have to pay!
An interinstitutional agreement was found this week in Brussels between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on a proposal to revise the Urban Wastewater Treatment.
The directive will require the removal of more nutrients and micropollutants from urban wastewater, particularly those from "toxic pharmaceuticals and cosmetics."
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