What are microplastic fibers and why are they dangerous?
From July 1st , plastic containers and cups will no longer be free. Will consumers simply pay more or will recycling become the norm?
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Will the new rules on disposable plastic cups and trays have the desired effect?
From July 1st , plastic containers and cups will no longer be free. Will consumers simply pay more or will recycling become the norm?
Plastic Health Council as compass for UN plastics treaty
During the negotiations to flesh out an international plastics treaty, the Plastic Health Council’s white paper was presented in Paris
PLASTIC HEALTH SYMPOSIUM 2023
We eat, drink and breathe microplastics, nanoplastics and their additives and are thus exposed to the risks of these materials on a daily basis. Let’s make a wave!
Health and climate, but the P-word is still taboo
Health care is facing the effects of climate change while being one of the polluters contributing to it. Plastic Health Summit 2021 breaks taboo around plastic.
Have you ever wondered what plastic might be doing to your fertility?
Research has shown that plastic affects our fertility and that of our children. Learn more about this at the Plastic Health Summit.
What is in the air around us?
Are we breathing in microplastics? What’s in the dust outside and in our houses? Find out at the Plastic Health Summit 2021!
Plastic Health Summit presents the first scientific evidence on the presence of micro and nanoplastics in the bloodstream
October 21 conference in Amsterdam on the impact of plastics on health with speakers from all around the world.
“The earth is in need of a good lawyer” – Polly Higgins
Scottish lawyer Polly Higgins made it her life’s work to get ecocide criminalized. More on this at our Plastic Health Summit on October 21!
Plastic Health Summit in Amsterdam
Plastic Health Summit 2021: International conference presents latest scientific research findings on the health effects of plastic
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Our health is seriously damaged by plastic and the chemicals in it
Minderoo Foundation releases new report: Our health is seriously damaged by plastic and the chemicals in it.
FUTURE FABRICS EXPO LONDEN
On June 25 and 26, the Future Fabrics Expo 2024 took place in London. The thrust of this fair is to show that it is quite possible to make clothes from sustainable materials.
IN MEMORIAM – Dick Vethaak
On June two, 2024, Professor Dick Vethaak passed away. With him is lost a great and progressive scientist, but above all, a wonderful husband and father.
Towards a global Plastic Treaty
By the end of this year, there should be a global plastic treaty that will stop plastic pollution of our planet. To achieve this, the United Nations environment department is organising the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee on Plastic Pollution negotiations. The 4th round, INC4, took place in Ottawa Canada. The new plastics treaty is considered one of the most important environmental agreements made since the Paris climate accords in 2015. The stakes are high and that was evident in Ottawa.
