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The UK wants to banish “avoidable plastic waste”

Amsterdam, January 18, 2018 – The expectation was that the British government’s policy to combat plastic pollution would be a […]

Plastic Strategy: The European Commission’s Vision for Plastic

Amsterdam, January 17, 2018 — In the spirit of turning challenges into chances, the European Commission presented its Plastic Strategy […]

McDonald’s must stop with straws

Amsterdam, January 15, 2018 — Every day, McDonald’s gives its customers millions of plastic straws. These are used once for […]

Breaking news: EU announces tax on plastic

Amsterdam, January 12, 2018 —First there was a tweet. Gunther Oettinger, the EU commissioner for budget and human resources, wondered […]

Peak Plastic 2100

Amsterdam, 8 January 2017 – Humans produce more and more trash and that trend is set to continue for decades. According […]

Camels continue to die of plastic in the desert

Amsterdam, 9 January 2018 – Every week, Dr Ulrich Wernery performs a necropsy on camels. The Director of the Central […]

Microbeads hinder the growth of duckweed

Microplastics can have a negative effect on floating aquatic plants like duckweed and hinder their growth. This is the conclusion […]

Ioniqa technology enables limitless PET recycling

Up to now, mechanical methods for recycling PET bottles have only been able to be applied six times on the […]

British cosmetics industry: Plastic liquids are not hazardous

After holding a consultation round, the British Government recently announced a ban on microbeads in personal care products to take […]

UK: ban on microbeads in cosmetics

On 21 July, the British government announced a ban on microbeads in cosmetics. The ban on production will take effect […]

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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.

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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

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€3bn INEOS plastics project finally faces court action

ClientEarth has taken the Flemish authorities to court to block petrochemicals giant INEOS’ plastics project.

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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.

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