The first evidence of health risks from micro and nano plastics
Amsterdam, 8 October 2019 – During the Plastic Health Summit on 3 October, scientists presented the first research results on […]
Amsterdam, 8 October 2019 – During the Plastic Health Summit on 3 October, scientists presented the first research results on […]
My grandmother celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by a large crowd of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bewilderment seemed to […]
Maria Westerbos’ opinion article on Impakter Amsterdam/Washington D.C. – When the United Nations adopted the Agenda for Sustainable Development and […]
Amsterdam, 7 March 2019– Every day we inhale and ingest microplastics through the air that we breathe and the food […]
Amsterdam, 25 February 2019– The effects of plastic on human health has never been closely researched. To date, research has […]
PRESS RELEASE Start of scientific research into the health risks of microplastics: Does plastic make us sick? Nieuwspoort, 22 […]
Amsterdam, 10 December 2018– For some years now we have been warned that persistent organic toxins (POPs) are present in […]
Amsterdam, 1 November 2018 – The knowledge that microplastics are present in every aspect of our lives has almost become […]
Amsterdam, May 16 2018 – The BBC has recently demonstrated that teabags which appear to be made of only paper […]
Amsterdam, 30 March 2018 – The Netherlands does not meet agreed standards for air quality in all its cities. The Dutch cabinet […]
The sombre message of stones made of plastic found on an uninhabited island far from the Brazilian coast.
Cosmetics companies selling personal care products without microplastics are calling for the swift introduction of a total ban in an open letter.
In Bali, more and more rivers are being cleaned from plastic waste every day. What do Dutch travel suitcases made from recycled ocean plastic have to do with that?
Scientists suspect that fat formation in human bodies is stimulated by plastic.