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  • First ESPR Working Plan kick-starts a more sustainable EU single market

    Press release | The European Commission’s first Working Plan for implementing the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) has been published. It confirms the list of priority products this policy will tackle first to improve their sustainability – with almost all products on the EU market due to be covered eventually. The list includes textile apparel, furniture, mattresses, tyres, iron and steel, and aluminium.

  • Euro 7: New EU car emission standard not enough to reduce microplastic pollution from tyres

    The EU has agreed on a new car emission standard, Euro 7, that will (among other things) set limits on emissions stemming from the abrasion of tyres while driving – a massive source of microplastic pollution. Although this is a step in the right direction, Euro 7 will unfortunately not sufficiently address Europe’s microplastic problem.

  • Tyre wear – an underestimated source of air pollution that needs to be tackled

    When you hear ‘car pollution’, what is the first thing that comes to mind? People usually think of exhaust emissions – the truth we can’t deny! But there is another major hidden polluter – tyres.

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