Local rainstorms make the plastic soup even worse
All efforts to keep plastic out of the environment can be undone by natural disasters such as tsunamis and rainstorms. This is exceptionally bad news for the plastic soup.
All efforts to keep plastic out of the environment can be undone by natural disasters such as tsunamis and rainstorms. This is exceptionally bad news for the plastic soup.
There is growing support for an international plastics treaty. The question is now not if there will be one, but what agreements will it contain.
UV-328 is a toxic substance that the plastic industry often uses. A proposal to ban this substance under the Stockholm Convention is being challenged by industry.
Plastic Soup Foundation demands a response from Chemelot and explores options to take steps against proposed dumping.
It is still not possible to order plastic free Amazon products. The online shopping giant refuses to make its plastic consumption public and is a large contributor to the plastic soup.
The European Commission has compiled the Single Use Plastics Directive to reduce the amount of plastic in the sea.
30 June 2021Also published today at Volkskrant Starting today in The Netherlands, you can turn in small plastic bottles for […]
The world’s biggest fashion brands are fueling the plastic pollution and climate crisis through continued reliance on synthetic fiber made from fossil fuels.
A levy on new (virgin) plastic would slow down the production and use of plastic and enable recycled plastic to compete more effectively.
For the first time ever, it was World Refill Day on Wednesday 16 June. Environmental organisations called for this day to draw attention to the solution to the problem of plastic pollution.
March 15 2024 That’s what readers of news site nu.nl on their comment platform Nujij were wondering. In a recent […]
The first Impact Fair is Europe’s largest Impact Experience. An interactive ‘immersive’ experience of impactful examples.
The waste-export to countries outside of the EU has been restricted The Netherlands is against a carpet ban on shipping of plastic waste.
The waste-export to countries outside of the EU has been restricted The Netherlands is against a carpet ban on shipping of plastic waste.