In April, just shortly after the EuRIC Conference, the European Commission approved the ECHA RAC proposals to ban crumb rubber infill in its microplastics recommendations. The proposal is now out for consultation with the EU states and the outcome is expected to be in favour of the ban.
Speaking with Federico Dossena from Italy’s Ecopneus, the discussion got straight to the heart of the matter. Dossena explained, “Our understanding is that there is a quite wide consensus among the state members to go along with the change of the European regulations.
“Therefore, the 90 days and ...
