A call for action report, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) draws attention to the relatively unknown problem of plastic usage in agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry.
Latest research by Professor Dr. Raymond Pieters from Utrecht University suggests that airborne microplastics could seriously harm human immune health. The leading scientist warns about the impact of microplastic particles in the air on human health during the Plastic Health Summit on the 21st of October in Amsterdam.
Research has shown that plastic affects our fertility and that of our children. Learn more about this at the Plastic Health Summit.
Are we breathing in microplastics? What’s in the dust outside and in our houses? Find out at the Plastic Health Summit 2021!
October 21 conference in Amsterdam on the impact of plastics on health with speakers from all around the world.
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!
While the Dutch government is committed to a European ban on PFAS, producer Chemours is trying to prevent that.
Plastic Health Summit 2021: International conference presents latest scientific research findings on the health effects of plastic
UV-328 is a toxic substance that the plastic industry often uses. A proposal to ban this substance under the Stockholm Convention is being challenged by industry.
The world’s biggest fashion brands are fueling the plastic pollution and climate crisis through continued reliance on synthetic fiber made from fossil fuels.
Research has shown that the Netherlands play a major role in the shadowy trade in plastic waste.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has started a separate programme to battle the plastic soup using nuclear technology. Will it help?
The European Commission finally published a draft proposal to restrict microplastics in certain products. While this is a huge win, some of the proposed measures are very disappointing.
On the beaches of Henderson, an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, there is so much plastic that it is turning the sand a few degrees warmer.
