Breakthrough: Europe plans to ban thousands of hazardous chemicals
Europe delivers on promise and presents the world’s most ambitious approach to eradicate hazardous chemicals.
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PSF scientific statement must convince European Commission
Only if the EC will extend the restriction to synthetic polymers. will it be able to protect our environment.
Ahold Delhaize’s plastic policy has improved but still falls short
AH packaging free is an important step in the right direction, but the reporting on plastic in the annual report still falls short.
Microplastic particles can enter our lungs and blood
Plastic microparticles can enter human lungs and blood. Why is this very worrying?
Almost 9 in 10 products from major cosmetics brands contain microplastics
New research from Plastic Soup Foundation shows that 87% of products from the ten best-selling cosmetics brands contain microplastics.
Recycled PET Plastic is not a safe packaging material for food and drink
An obligatory percentage of recycled PET in bottled drinks, as agreed in the European Union, appears to have health risks. What is the solution?
AMBITIOUS EU PLAN TO CHANGE THE TEXTILE SECTOR
The European Commission has published its sustainable textile strategy. Will synthetic microfibres really be kept out of the environment?
The future of the refillable bottle is promising
The refillable bottle – the ‘Universal Bottle’ – is a great success in Brazil and will hopefully help raise awareness that the refillable bottle must become the ‘new normal’.
A call to Australia: stop exporting plastic waste as fuel
While Australia has banned the export of plastic waste, it is actually still continuing disguised as fuel. This must stop.
How do you find good plastic-free nappies in the washable nappy maze?
As a new father and working at the Plastic Soup Foundation, how do you cope with a world in which almost everything is made of plastic?
Latest news
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.
