EU ban on microplastics in cosmetics: too slow and too limited
Cosmetics companies selling personal care products without microplastics are calling for the swift introduction of a total ban in an open letter.
Accreditation UNEP
In April 2016, the Plastic Soup Foundation became accredited by the UNEP. This means the PSF has gained observer status— together with more than 200 other Non-Governmental Organisations —and, among other things, can get its voice heard directly prior to and during UNEA (United Nations Environment Assembly) sessions.
Maria Westerbos, director of the Plastic Soup Foundation: “We are incredibly pleased with this accreditation. Now we can directly influence the fight against plastic soup via the United Nations. It also makes cooperation with other international NGOs easier.”
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