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

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[–] xor@infosec.pub 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And hike the prices obviously

[–] xor@infosec.pub 2 points 10 months ago

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

[–] peter 6 points 10 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