Is the EU lowering global standards for toxic and persistent substances?

Source: https://chemicalwatch.com/78426/feature-is-the-eu-lowering-global-standards-for-toxic-and-persistent-substances

In its quest to improve recycling rates and to waste less, the EU is losing its renown as a leader in global chemicals management.

In Europe, the phrase "circular economy" is a golden ticket – one of those hopeful-sounding, vaguely futuristic concepts bandied about in the Brussels bubble as a potential solution to the world's environmental problems.