New Research in the Netherlands: synthetic clothing fibers inhibit the production of lung cells
Nylon and polyester hinder the growth and recovery of our airways, scientists from the University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen), TNO, […]
Coca-Cola turns the beaches of Texel red
Texel, 16 January 2017 – Texel’s beaches are full of Coca-Cola labels. Photos of mounds of red and white labels appeared on Twitter. Reports were also received from other beaches on the islands of Vlieland and Terschelling and the mainland of North Holland.
The labels are thought to have come from one of the containers that the cargo vessel Red Cedar lost last week. It is the same ship that transported the Kinder-Surprise eggs that washed up last week on the German Wadden Sea island of Langeoog. Coca-Cola reported on Twitter that it was appalled to hear what had happened and said that “We are trying to contact the organisations that are involved in the clean up.”
According to the Maritime Herald, the Red Cedar lost 15 containers during the storm. The question is where have the contents of the other containers gone? Have they washed up somewhere or have they sunk to the seabed? One thing is certain, whatever does not wash up on beaches and get cleaned up or does not biodegrade, will forever be part of the Plastic Soup.
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Ten years of Plastic Soup Foundation
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