The worldwide revolt against plastic beats the industry
Amsterdam, 27 November 2018 – The Guardian published a well researched and extensive long read, which analyzes the current worldwide […]
Beat the microbead
The European Parliament wants to ban microplastics in cosmetics
Amsterdam, 27 September 2018 – Breaking news: the European Parliament has embraced the environment commission’s report entitled Turning plastic wastelands […]
Swiss Alps: microplastics everywhere
Amsterdam, 4 May 2018 – By now it is almost too obvious to state that all across the world plastic […]
Ban on microbeads in UK, Italy and New Zealand
Amsterdam, 23 December 2017 – The United Kingdom, Italy and New Zealand plan to ban plastic scrub particles in personal […]
Beat the Microbead-coalition publishes new position paper
Jeroen Dagevos at the “Microplastics: Enjoy your meal” press conference. Amsterdam, October 26 2017 – Plastic Soup Foundation published […]
The international cosmetics industry and plastic soup
Amsterdam, 25 October 2017 – Last June the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC), which represents the cosmetics industry worldwide, brought out […]
Every day 112.5 million microbeads pass through Ljubljana’s water purification plants
The cosmetics industry fears a worldwide ban on plastic microbeads in scrubs and on all other microplastics. The sector has […]
How British cosmetics companies try to wriggle out of the microbead ban
Amsterdam, 11 October 2017 – The United Kingdom, officially still a member of the European Union, notified the European Commission […]
Microbeads hinder the growth of duckweed
Microplastics can have a negative effect on floating aquatic plants like duckweed and hinder their growth. This is the conclusion […]
British cosmetics industry: Plastic liquids are not hazardous
After holding a consultation round, the British Government recently announced a ban on microbeads in personal care products to take […]
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Fantastic donation from the National Postcode Lottery!
Maria Westerbos, our director, was interviewed yesterday afternoon in the RTL program ‘5 o’clock Live’ about the work of the […]
A big thanks to the ocean rowers of the Talisker Whiskey Challenge of 2019!
Today, we’re putting the spotlight on two rowing teams: the Ocean 5 and Team Maktub who rowed across the Atlantic Ocean to raise money for us.
SAVE THE DATE: THE PLASTIC HEALTH SUMMIT GETS A SEQUEL!
The 2019 Plastic Health Summit was such a huge success that we decided to continue it for the next two […]
‘Tap water quenches your thirst best!’
Our ambassador Sander Hoogendoorn is always there for us. We can always call him when it’s about fighting the plastic […]
