The secret of anti-wrinkle cream
My grandmother celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by a large crowd of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bewilderment seemed to […]
Health Files
Sustainable Development Goals and fighting the plastic soup
Maria Westerbos’ opinion article on Impakter Amsterdam/Washington D.C. – When the United Nations adopted the Agenda for Sustainable Development and […]
ZonMw starts pioneering research into the health risks associated with plastic
Amsterdam, 7 March 2019– Every day we inhale and ingest microplastics through the air that we breathe and the food […]
Important new report: Plastic & Health
Amsterdam, 25 February 2019– The effects of plastic on human health has never been closely researched. To date, research has […]
Scientific research into health risks of microplastics: Does plastic make us sick?
PRESS RELEASE Start of scientific research into the health risks of microplastics: Does plastic make us sick? Nieuwspoort, 22 […]
Toxic Soup: dioxins in plastic toys
Amsterdam, 10 December 2018– For some years now we have been warned that persistent organic toxins (POPs) are present in […]
From plastic soup to plastic poop
Amsterdam, 1 November 2018 – The knowledge that microplastics are present in every aspect of our lives has almost become […]
Paper teabags contain plastic
Amsterdam, May 16 2018 – The BBC has recently demonstrated that teabags which appear to be made of only paper […]
Poor air quality caused by microplastics
Amsterdam, 30 March 2018 – The Netherlands does not meet agreed standards for air quality in all its cities. The Dutch cabinet […]
Microplastics in bottled water
Amsterdam, 4 April 2018 – Last September, Orb Media, an American research journalism organization, published a report about the worldwide […]
Latest news
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 […]
