Chemicals leach from food-grade plastic
Although labeled as food-safe by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), some plastic bags can leach chemicals that are highly […]
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The Whole World in One Caribbean Island
A blog about the Trash to Cash project in Bonaire by Daniël Poolen The plastic pollution problem our world faces […]
Accreditation UNEP
In April 2016, the Plastic Soup Foundation became accredited by the UNEP. This means the PSF has gained observer status— […]
100,000,000,000,000 plastic particles in one sunscreen
In December 2015, a law was passed in the United States of America prohibiting the use of plastic microbeads in […]
Entomologist Bart Knols: “There is a clear link between waste, and indeed plastics, and the spread of mosquitoes that cause Zika.”
The accumulation of garbage and waste attracts pests such as rats, mice, or, in this case, insects. This is the […]
How realistic is the New Plastics Economy?
A new report on dealing with the plastic soup was presented at the World Economic Forum, where world leaders came […]
PSF celebrates its first lustrum
Amsterdam, February 11th, 2016. Today, exactly five years ago, Maria Westerbos founded the Plastic Soup Foundation (PSF). Not long before […]
Oyster health threatened by microplastics
The ingestion of microplastics has negative effects on the reproduction cycle of the Pacific cupped oyster. This was the conclusion […]
“Clearing up microplastics near the coasts is much more effective”
British scientists of Imperial College have answered the question whether it is better to clear up microplastics in the middle […]
A glimmer of hope for Guanabara Bay
21 January 2016 – Dorian van Rijsselberghe, the defending Olympic Windsurfing Champion for Rio 2016 complained in his X-Mas 2015 […]
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Groundbreaking research shows Plastic penetrates our brain through the nose
A groundbreaking study by the University of Sao Paulo has shown for the first time how plastic can penetrate the human brain.
Our health is seriously damaged by plastic and the chemicals in it
Minderoo Foundation releases new report: Our health is seriously damaged by plastic and the chemicals in it.
FUTURE FABRICS EXPO LONDEN
On June 25 and 26, the Future Fabrics Expo 2024 took place in London. The thrust of this fair is to show that it is quite possible to make clothes from sustainable materials.
IN MEMORIAM – Dick Vethaak
On June two, 2024, Professor Dick Vethaak passed away. With him is lost a great and progressive scientist, but above all, a wonderful husband and father.
