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  • News | 21 Jun 2022

Eliminating harmful chemicals: Commission welcomes political agreement reached on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in waste

The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission’s proposal to protect human health and the environment from Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) - a set of very harmful chemicals that can be found in some waste streams.

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