New report should convince politicians of the need for an international plastic treaty
Plastic Soup Foundation and other environmental organisations support the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in its call for an international binding plastic treaty.
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Plastic Soup Foundation and other environmental organisations support the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in its call for an international binding plastic treaty.
We are heartbroken that Dr. Susan Shaw, our dear friend and Founder/Executive Director of the Shaw Institute, passed away after battling a long illness.
Unilever supports the Climate Summit but is not intending to stop using single-use plastic packaging.
The European PEF method of labelling textile does not sufficiently take the environmental effects of synthetic clothing into account
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.
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.
The Plastic Soup Foundation is thrilled to announce the second-ever Plastic Health Summit, to be held on October 21, 2021 in Amsterdam.
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.
Nylon and polyester hinder the growth and recovery of our airways, scientists from the University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen), TNO, and Plymouth Marine Laboratory conclude in new research into the effects of microplastics and microfibers on our health.
Today marks the tenth anniversary of Maria Westerbos’ founding of the Plastic Soup Foundation at her kitchen table. Plastic soup, pollution of the environment by plastic, was hardly known at the time. One of her first goals was that everyone in the Netherlands should know what it was.