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.
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 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?
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…
Every choice we make, every product we buy, and every activity we choose to do determines our planet’s future. Read our Plastic Free July article on the 7 ‘R’s to plastic-free lifestyle!
Ocean Voyage Institute sets a record: the largest cleanup operation ever carried out on the open sea. The institute on Hawaii developed a simple method to detect ghost nets and remove them from the water.
Recently we were approached by Suzanne van Knippenberg, who came across a remarkable form of plastic pollution: paving plastic in her sister’s garden.
ASN Bank only approves investments and financing that comply with the bank’s sustainability policy. With its assessment policy, the bank claims to significantly influence companies’ plastic use, thus preventing plastic from ending up in nature.
Plastic Free July is a challenge to reduce your plastic footprint during the month of July. This year, we give you tips to quit using plastic during the difficult times of COVID-19.
Microplastics are contaminating the fruit and vegetables we eat, according to two separate scientific studies published this week.
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.
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 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?
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…
