With the regulation, MEPs wish to lower the limits for the amount of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) allowed in materials, in order to improve human health and create a toxic-free environment. In addition, they wish to remove materials with high levels of POPs from the recycling chain.

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

HAZEKAMP, Anja (The Left, NL)

ARENA, Maria (S&D, BE)

circular economy (T)

CLUNE, Deirdre (EPP, IE)

MAŽYLIS, Liudas (EPP, LT)

BEIGNEUX, Aurélia (ID, FR)

FRANSSEN, Cindy (EPP, BE)

RUISSEN, Bert-Jan (ECR, NL)

RIPA, Manuela (Greens/EFA, DE)

Amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants: MEPs debate