MEPs debate on updated rules on the collection, treatment and discharge of urban wastewater to better protect the environment and human health.The Environment Committee adopted its position in September. The report calls for treated wastewater from urban wastewater treatment plants to be reused more widely to prevent water scarcity. MEPs want chemical pollutants (including “forever chemicals”), microplastics, pathogens and antimicrobial resistance to be monitored more. They also agree that a system of extended producer responsibility (EPR) should be set up for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, which require additional treatment for micro-pollutants. Closing statements by Dubravka ŠUICA, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Democracy and Demography and by Nils TORVALDS (Renew, FI), Rapporteur.

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Urban wastewater treatment: closing statements by Dubravka ŠUICA, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Democracy and Demography and by Nils TORVALDS (Renew, FI), Rapporteur

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