This week, our rules on reducing plastic pellets, a major source of microplastics in the environment, came into force:
🧹 companies must have spill clean-up and risk management plans for packaging, handling, and equipment
🚛 non-EU carriers must have an EU representative
📃 operators handling >1500 tonnes of pellets annually need to obtain a certificate of compliance
⛴️ requirements for maritime transport
For us, our oceans and wildlife.
Microplastics seems to be harmful for health of humans and other animals and so stealing our healthspan and possibly lifespan. While the real leverage for robust #longevity is biotechnology, removing such annoying things like #microplastics is very helpful. That way the aging damage removal can be easier to done, so available sooner and costing less. Many thanks 🙏
It pairs well with your push for #biotech and health union 👍
@EUCommission ...meanwhile 👎🏼
"Brussels bids to ditch routine pesticide rechecks in major regulatory shake-up” :
@EUCommission
Großartig! Aber...ihr macht das ja locker wieder wett mit der unbegrenzten Zulassung von Pestiziden
@EUCommission 30% of microplastic comes from automotive tires.
@EUCommission
I am glad that EUcommission takes measures to address this matter !
@EUCommission Stop eating fishes and you solve most of the plastic pollution in the oceans.
