Plastic on a strict diet
While 2020 started with deafening bangs, I started to back-up my memories of 2019 in my mind. A lovely hot […]
My little plastic footprint
Breaking news: EU announces tax on plastic
Amsterdam, January 12, 2018 —First there was a tweet. Gunther Oettinger, the EU commissioner for budget and human resources, wondered […]
The world’s population consumes 1 million plastic bottles every minute
The worldwide consumption of plastic is still rising. In 2016, 480 billion plastic bottles were sold while in 2004, this […]
Surfrider Europe launches the “Reset Your Habits” campaign
Surfrider Foundation Europe picks up at least 20,000 plastic bottles during its beach cleanups and its other Ocean Initiatives every […]
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The Sustainable Development Goals seem to be out of reach because of the continued use of fossil fuels.
The world has lulled itself to sleep in terms of the SDGs framework. The well-known Sustainable Development Goals seem unattainable. This is primarily because ‘fossil’ has been given free rein.
EXPERTS APPLAUD EU FOR UPCOMING LEGISLATION, BUT INSIST ALL MICROPLASTICS SHOULD BE INCLUDED
Experts have come together from across Europe to explore how the EU can ensure upcoming microplastics restriction can protect both the environment and humans.
ING major financier of new plastic production in Belgium
ING Bank claims that it is concerned about the problem of the plastic soup, yet it is putting hundreds of millions into new plastic production in Antwerp. It is stepping all over its own sustainability policy.
PUR: an invisible and hazardous litter
Pieces of PUR – insulation foam – in the environment remains a hidden and little known form of hazardous litter
