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EU will force cosmetic companies to pay to reduce microplastic pollution (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

oh, so that means they'll keep on doing it and pay a pesky fee...
great

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And hike the prices obviously

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

over a .0001% increase in cost? nah...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Well they'll do whatever is most cost effective, if the fee makes it no longer cost effective then they'll stop. If it doesn't, then the EU at least has extra funds to work on it