20 large companies worldwide produce more than half the polymers from which all disposable plastic is made. These large companies are keeping the plastic soup going as a huge proportion of that plastic ends up in the environment.
Plastic is embedded in our everyday life from cleaning the house to the food we eat. We produce 368 million tonnes of plastic waste every year. That’s more than the weight of the entire human population. If current trends continue, by 2050, our oceans could contain more plastic than fish.
For this year’s World Ocean Day, we ask you to give back to the ocean. Join our challenge to reduce your plastic footprint and protect the next generation.
World Environment Day was designated as such by the United Nations in 1974 to not only raise awareness among the world’s population for environmental pollution.
The Earth is groaning under the weight of the increasing destruction of ecosystems. If the boundaries are reached of what the Earth can bear, ecological restoration is no longer possible.
The European Chemicals Agency has released a proposal on a restriction on intentionally added microplastics. However, the paper has several shortcomings. It is now up to the European Commission and member states to pursue more far-reaching legislation to restrict the use of all intentionally added microplastics.
The refill revolution has started in France. A new law will make it possible to shop plastic-free in supermarkets. And that is fantastic news!
By now you may have seen Seaspiracy, a new and shocking documentary about commercial fishing, but also about plastic pollution. We can imagine that this raises many questions, perhaps about us as well.
Biological pathogens and antibiotic-resistant bacteria can grow on microplastics. That this poses a potential danger for human and animal health has been known for a long time. But it now appears that a commonly used water purification technology is helping spread potential pathogens on microplastics.
The European Commission has produced a guide that lists which single-use plastic products are subject to the Directive. This guide should have been officially finalised last summer.
Pioneering research suggests the scale of invisible nanoplastics in the Wadden Sea, and points to the potential dangers for marine life.
Industry can no longer deny adding to the plastic soup. Apologies are now being given for a report dating from 2015
ClientEarth has taken the Flemish authorities to court to block petrochemicals giant INEOS’ plastics project.
Level one of the gas crisis issued. To be less dependent on fossil fuels, we can also use less plastic.
