daniel_callahan@jlai.lu to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoSpain aims to ban flushing of wet wipes, with manufacturers paying for cleanupwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square205fedilinkarrow-up1860arrow-down16
arrow-up1854arrow-down1external-linkSpain aims to ban flushing of wet wipes, with manufacturers paying for cleanupwww.theguardian.comdaniel_callahan@jlai.lu to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square205fedilink
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoAre you hitting a pay wall? I was able to open the actual article.
minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoDraft legislation that only applies in Europe/EU
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days agoA lot of EU regulations will often cause an industry to standardize on their global products following the more strict standard.
minus-squareLeninOnAPrayer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoThat’s only true if it’s more profitable. Companies sell plenty of shit to Americans that is banned in other markets. We’re basically a dumping ground for a lot of cheap “has been linked to cancer” products.
Are you hitting a pay wall? I was able to open the actual article.
Draft legislation that only applies in Europe/EU
A lot of EU regulations will often cause an industry to standardize on their global products following the more strict standard.
That’s only true if it’s more profitable. Companies sell plenty of shit to Americans that is banned in other markets. We’re basically a dumping ground for a lot of cheap “has been linked to cancer” products.