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Thousands of Kinder Surprise eggs washed up on Langeoog beach

Langeoog, January 9th 2017 –  Thousands of plastic Kinder Surprise eggs washed up on the German Wadden Sea island of […]

Germany introduces reusable coffee cups

Every year, 2.8 billion single-use paper coffee cups are thrown away. The paper cups contain a thin layer of plastic […]

Microplastics: “German cosmetics sector does not phase microplastics out”

In Germany, one in three face scrubs contains polyethylene (PE), and that is just as many as in 2014. Together […]

Winner of the Political Plume 2016!

Every year the Plastic Soup Foundation awards a prize to a politician who has taken action to tackle the problem […]

More than 700,000 plastic fibers for every 6 kilos of laundry

Clothing has been made from synthetic fabrics for more than 50 years. These items of clothing shed fibers during machine […]

Politics Plume 2016: nominees

2016 was an important year in the fight against plastic microbeads and other microplastics in personal care products. Many countries […]

European ban on personal care products containing microplastics

Some products contain plastic particles. These particles are washed down the drain with every use. Eventually, they enter the sea […]

Plastic Soup Foundation and Parley for the Oceans Form Alliance to end Plastic Microfiber Pollution Through “ Ocean Clean Wash ” Campaign.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HONOLULU, Sept. 6, 2016 – Plastic Soup Foundation and Parley for the Oceans Form Alliance to end […]

Pathogenic bacteria travel the waters on microplastics

In a recent study, evidence shows that the Vibrio spp. genus of bacteria can populate floating pieces of microplastics in […]

“Amsterdam Schoon”, Plastic Whale, WASTED and PSF for a clean Canal Parade

The “Amsterdam Schoon” – Clean Amsterdam – project was started this year as part of a larger “schone stad” (clean […]

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Mea culpa from Ocean Conservancy for its influential 2015 report. Who will be next?

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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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Level one of the gas crisis issued. To be less dependent on fossil fuels, we can also use less plastic.

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