On Tuesday 22 February, the European Commission launched a public consultation to gather as much input as possible, from now until 17 May, on how to reduce the amount of microplastics unintentionally released into the environment, with a view to a future regulation to combat pollution by these plastic particles.
Microplastics accumulate throughout the food chain and end up in soil, air, water and living organisms.
The EU’s ‘Zero Pollution’ Action Plan for 2030, presented in...