How big will the effect of a deposit on bottles be this year?
On 18th of September 2021, it’s World Cleanup Day once again. All information about the kick-off in Amsterdam and the event can be found here.
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On 18th of September 2021, it’s World Cleanup Day once again. All information about the kick-off in Amsterdam and the event can be found here.
A levy on new (virgin) plastic would slow down the production and use of plastic and enable recycled plastic to compete more effectively.
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.
A new law in the U.S. must protect the ocean from plastic. The law only looks at waste management and not at plastic production. As a result, this law will overshoot its goal.
American researchers claim to be the first to demonstrate the presence of monomers, nano and microplastics in human organs. Laboratory research has already shown that microplastics can pass through the intestinal wall. The scientists suspected that these microplastics could then accumulate in liver, kidney, lung, spleen, and fatty tissue.
September 2019: Today part 2 in the countdown of the most commonly found litter on World Cleanup Day. The signal red Coca-Cola packaging with the white swirl – officially called the Dynamic Ribbon – was good for a 5th place last year.
Ocean Voyage Institute sets a record: the largest cleanup operation ever carried out on the open sea. The institute on Hawaii developed a simple method to detect ghost nets and remove them from the water.
Bold attempts by plastic lobbying associations to take advantage of the corona crisis. We discuss their open letter to the EU and their request to postpone the ban of single-use plastics.
Amsterdam, 20 June 2019 – Amsterdam is the first city worldwide to join the Plastic Smart Cities initiative. Today the […]
Amsterdam, 21 January 2019 – Rotterdam lost to Antwerp for the favors of the British chemical concern INEOS. INEOS decided […]