daniel_callahan@jlai.lu to World NewsEnglish · 6 months agoSpain aims to ban flushing of wet wipes, with manufacturers paying for cleanupwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square200linkfedilinkarrow-up1866arrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareSerinuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·6 months agoHave we though? This headline is “Spain aims to”.
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoAre you hitting a pay wall? I was able to open the actual article.
minus-squareSerinuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoDraft legislation that only applies in Europe/EU
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 months 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-up2·6 months 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.
Have we though? This headline is “Spain aims to”.
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.