Microplastics found in 119 detergent brands
Amsterdam, July 3 2019 – In Austria, an environmental (GLOBAL 2000) and a consumer organisation (AK OÖ) together tested 300 detergents […]
Microbeads
Ban and avoid plastic glitters
Amsterdam, 7 December 2018 – Glitters are spreading fast. Nowadays they are found in products such as nail polish, hairspray, shampoo […]
Common periwinkel is easy prey because of toxic microplastics
Amsterdam, 29 November 2018 – The common periwinkel (Littorina littorea), a sea dwelling snail, is on the menu of the […]
ECHA:“Microplastics accumulate in soil and waterways”
Amsterdam, 23 November 2018 – According to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) microplastics are much more likely to accumulate in […]
Ban on microbeads in UK, Italy and New Zealand
Amsterdam, 23 December 2017 – The United Kingdom, Italy and New Zealand plan to ban plastic scrub particles in personal […]
The international cosmetics industry and plastic soup
Amsterdam, 25 October 2017 – Last June the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC), which represents the cosmetics industry worldwide, brought out […]
Every day 112.5 million microbeads pass through Ljubljana’s water purification plants
The cosmetics industry fears a worldwide ban on plastic microbeads in scrubs and on all other microplastics. The sector has […]
How British cosmetics companies try to wriggle out of the microbead ban
Amsterdam, 11 October 2017 – The United Kingdom, officially still a member of the European Union, notified the European Commission […]
Nanoplastics cause brain damage and behavioural abnormalities in fish
For the first time, scientists at Lund University in Sweden have proven that nanoplastics enter the brains of fish through […]
UNESCO to publish PSF report on microplastics in inland waterways
Stockholm, 29 August 2016 – New forms of pollution are affecting the quality of freshwater worldwide. One of the causes, […]
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Plastic tax as part of the recovery fund
The European Union is now doing what the Dutch government should have done a long time ago: taxing packaging harmful to the environment. It is a win in the fight against plastic soup that this European tax is now being introduced. However, there are critical comments to be made.
Plastic Free July: Does plastic put our body at risk?
We must reduce the current overconsumption of plastic. Plastic Free July is a perfect opportunity to reduce our plastic footprint and exposure to harmful chemicals and additives found in our everyday plastics. Here’s a selection of six daily plastic products that may threaten our health. Can you quit all of them?
Shell’s Plastic Factory does not count for Climate Goals
Shell says it is ambitious and wants to take a leading position. But how can the company’s ambitions align with a major investment in a new plastics factory in Pennsylvania?
Ducor tries to shift the responsibility for plastic pollution
Because Ducor’s plastic granules end up in the environment, the environmental department DCMR Ducor has imposed a penalty of €15,000 for each violation found. Ducor claims not to have done anything wrong…
