Forty-one European organizations have submitted an open letter to the European Commission (EC) criticizing the decision to exclude plastic and polymers from its list of intermediate product priorities in the first working plan for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR).According to the letter, adding plastic and polymers to the list is important to reducing environmental harm, improving regulatory compliance, and strengthening the EU’s leadership role in the global push to reduce dependence on plastic.
