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Today, the Commission is proposing measures to prevent microplastic pollution from the unintentional release of plastic pellets.
![Multicoloured microplastics](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/microplastics%20jpg.jpg?itok=NtkOvTmK)
Find out more about the new proposal for a Regulation on plastic pellets.
![Man in supermarket looking at ecolabels on detergent bottles](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/EU%20ecolabel.png?itok=sxdUKeWH)
New statistics show that the EU Ecolabel is flourishing in numbers, with almost 90 000 certified goods and services.
![E-waste heap from discarded laptop parts](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/NA1409_shutterstock_1174197958-554x416.jpg?itok=XFj1id5V)
The Commission has adopted a set of policy recommendations for Member States to improve and incentivise the return of used and waste mobile phones, tablets, laptops and their chargers.
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The new rules, under chemicals legislation REACH, will prevent the release to the environment of about half a million tonnes of microplastics.
![Collage of images depicting feminine hygiene products.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-09/Banner-Personal-Care3.jpg?itok=lRT2CAmL)
The new ambitious criteria ensure that EU Ecolabel absorbent hygiene products and menstrual cups are of good quality and among the best on the market in terms of environmental performance.
![Image of battery seen from above, created out of trees in a thick forest.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-08/Sustainable%20batteries%20image.jpeg?itok=g3uVU3z_)
The new law will ensure that batteries are collected, reused and recycled in Europe and will support the shift to a circular economy.
![Virginijus Sinkevičius speaking to audience.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-07/P061668-376302.jpg?itok=wL5L-baC)
Today, Commissioner Sinkevičius is attending the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Ministers’ Meeting in Chennai, India.
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The European Commission has adopted the 11th edition of the European List of ship recycling facilities.
![Jars on tables containing textiles.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-07/vlcsnap-2023-07-18-16h09m35s528.png?h=c673cd1c&itok=gLfG16jg)
In episode three, 'The Road to Green' focuses on the transformation of the textiles sector, and the consequences for businesses, consumers and the planet.