New discovery: plastic changes the temperature of sandy beaches
On the beaches of Henderson, an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, there is so much plastic that it is turning the sand a few degrees warmer.
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Many promises made by corporations are just blah-blah
Governments mostly leave the initiative of reducing plastic pollution to companies. But two thirds of the promises made by these companies are not acted on.
Tonnes of invisible nanoplastics in the Wadden Sea
Pioneering research suggests the scale of invisible nanoplastics in the Wadden Sea, and points to the potential dangers for marine life.
Mea culpa from Ocean Conservancy for its influential 2015 report. Who will be next?
Industry can no longer deny adding to the plastic soup. Apologies are now being given for a report dating from 2015
€3bn INEOS plastics project finally faces court action
ClientEarth has taken the Flemish authorities to court to block petrochemicals giant INEOS’ plastics project.
Less plastic = less dependence on fossil fuels
Level one of the gas crisis issued. To be less dependent on fossil fuels, we can also use less plastic.
Drinking water from the air could make PET bottles redundant
An ingenious invention that extracts water from the air could make PET bottles redundant. How realistic is this promise?
Inconceivable, allowing plastic in livestock feed
Adult pigs may eat 1.5 grammes of plastic every day. Completely legally. How is it possible that we allow this to happen?
Unilever recognises that its sachets are causing problems, but is doing nothing about it
Unilever’s mini packets significantly add to the plastic pollution in low-income countries. Yet the multinational is simply continuing business as usual.
Around 80% of cow and pig meat, blood and milk contains plastic
Nearly 80 percent of meat and dairy products from farm animals tested by scientists contain microplastics, a new study has found.
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EU ban on microplastics in cosmetics: too slow and too limited
Cosmetics companies selling personal care products without microplastics are calling for the swift introduction of a total ban in an open letter.
Sungai Watch prevents Bali’s plastic waste from reaching the ocean
In Bali, more and more rivers are being cleaned from plastic waste every day. What do Dutch travel suitcases made from recycled ocean plastic have to do with that?
Chemicals plastic cause overweight
Scientists suspect that fat formation in human bodies is stimulated by plastic.
The end of PFAS is a step closer
The Netherlands has submitted a proposal for a European ban to restrict the use of PFAS.
