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Eight European banks have lent EUR 95 billion over the last three years to just 14 companies that are responsible for the plastic soup. Among these companies are oil multinationals such as ExxonMobil and Shell, chemical giants such as BASF and INEOS, and food giants such as Coca-Cola and Nestlé.
European countries are part of the plastic pollution problem in South East Asian countries because shady dealers are free to do what they like. This was yet again the finding of a recent broadcast by Pointer in cooperation with investigative journalists (in Dutch).
Some people go to extremes in their love of the sea. For example, Désirée Kranenburg, Astrid Janse, Remke van Kleij and Bela Evers, four friends from Deventer, taking part in the world’s toughest rowing race: the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge
The student team BioMaas from Maastricht has won the first edition of the Young Plastic Pollution Challenge with their plan to investigate which organic waste is suitable for producing fully compostable products like cups, bowls, plates, and packaging materials.
What a year! One in which our lives were really turned upside down. But despite everything, we look back with pride on a year in which we have achieved a lot together.
September 2019: Cans, cans, cans… Just walk around your neighbourhood and you’ll just stumble over the discarded cans. No wonder they are both on the 1st and 2nd place of last year’s World Cleanup Day most found litter. The largest beer brewer in our country is a ‘top scorer’.
September 2019: Also at the 3rd place of our World Cleanup Day hit list is an iconic brand: McDonald’s. The easily recognizable straws with their red and yellow stripes and the Big Mac and McFlurry packaging have been polluting our Dutch landscape since the early 70s.
September 2019: At the 4th place in the top 6 of the litter most often found on World Cleanup Day, are the cigarette packets of Marlboro. Not surprising, because it is by far the most sold cigarette brand in the Netherlands.
Every choice we make, every product we buy, and every activity we choose to do determines our planet’s future. Read our Plastic Free July article on the 7 ‘R’s to plastic-free lifestyle!
Ecocide, large-scale damage, destruction or loss of ecosystems, must be made a criminal offense under French law. This is one of the most important proposals of the Civic Council Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat (CCC), which was set up by the French president Macron.
