Does plastic make us sick? Contact with microplastics may lead to immune cell death.
Amsterdam, October 25, 2019 – When immune cells attack microplastics, the immune cells die. Nienke Vrisekoop, assistant professor at UMC […]
Gezondheidseffecten
CALL: Register plastics as chemicals substances
Amsterdam, 18 October 2019. Plastics must also comply with the rules for chemical substances. Environmental organizations have stated this in […]
WHO wants more research into the health effects of microplastics
Amsterdam, 22 August 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) has released for the first time a report on the […]
Better recycling of synthetic mattresses is half-baked solution
Amsterdam, 21 August 2019 – In the Netherlands, 1.2 million mattresses per year are placed at the side of the […]
We eat, drink and breathe more than 100,000 microplastics per year
Amsterdam, 27 June 2019 – The fact that each day we eat, drink and breathe microplastics has been known for […]
Tyre wear and tear one of the most important sources of microplastics in the environment
Amsterdam, 18 June 2019 – Driving, especially accelerating and breaking, causes wear and tear of car tyres, which produces small […]
Plastic in your body: emphasis on size rather than weight
Amsterdam, 13 June 2019 – It is well known that we drink, eat and breathe plastic particles. But how many […]
It’s raining microplastics, everywhere and every day
Amsterdam, April 17, 2019 – Sometimes the wind brings sand from the Sahara to the Netherlands. The sky can turn […]
My plastic diary
Seven o’clock, and there’s an icy storm blowing outside. My warm fleece jumper is covered in cat’s hairs, so I […]
The dirty truth about cigarette filters
Blue smoke curls up from my terrace. After the last puff, a flesh-coloured filter is thrown carefully into the garden, […]
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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 […]
