Banning plastic bags causes undesirable side effect
Europe wants to drastically reduce the number of plastic bags in the battle against the plastic soup. In 2010, an […]
News
ENGLISH ARTIST DUO BUILDS ‘SUPERMARKET’ WITH LITTER FROM THE IJ
The Plastic Soup Foundation invited artists McCurdy and Hansky from Dirty Beach to create a supermarket in the Tolhuistuin made […]
Adidas’ Ocean Shoe
The UN head office in New York formed the backdrop for the launch of Adidas’ Ocean Shoe on 29 June. […]
Baltic Sea strongly polluted by microplastics
Swedish researcher Katja Broeg (Stockholm University) calculated that annually 130 tons of microplastics from care products are flushed down the […]
Johnson & Johnson reveal opposition to microbeads bill
We have disturbing news about the legislation of microbeads. Cosmetics producer Johnson & Johnson reveal an opposition to the microbeads bill […]
Trash Hunters and the Schiedam call to VNG
May 31 2015. BLOG The first results of the Trash Hunters campaign give a sad impression of the amount of […]
Trash Hunters App launches
With the launch of the Trash Hunters App, the campaign against litter has entered a new phase. Trash Hunters can […]
Questions for Red Bull
Red Bull is proud of its environmental achievements. The cans are 60% lighter than they were a couple of years […]
69 NGO’s in 33 countries support Beat the Microbead
The Beat the Microbead campaign is now supported by 69 NGO’s in 33 different countries. The international campaign is calling to […]
Colgate-Palmolive toothpaste is now plastic-free!
Colgate-Palmolive (including Elmex) have kept their promise and have completed the work needed to eliminate microplastics from their formulas. They […]
Latest news
Netherlands pivotal in global export of plastic waste to non-Western countries report finds
Research has shown that the Netherlands play a major role in the shadowy trade in plastic waste.
A nuclear solution for plastic waste?
The International Atomic Energy Agency has started a separate programme to battle the plastic soup using nuclear technology. Will it help?
Mixed feelings about draft microplastics proposal
The European Commission finally published a draft proposal to restrict microplastics in certain products. While this is a huge win, some of the proposed measures are very disappointing.
New discovery: plastic changes the temperature of sandy beaches
On the beaches of Henderson, an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, there is so much plastic that it is turning the sand a few degrees warmer.
