Plastic lobby delays disposable plastic directive
The European Commission has produced a guide that lists which single-use plastic products are subject to the Directive. This guide should have been officially finalised last summer.
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Plastic and the climate: two sides of the same coin
On Sunday 14 March at 14:00, people in the Netherlands will raise their voices about the climate. Plastic Soup Foundation is also joining. Why? What is the relationship between plastic and climate change?
Growing support for international plastic treaty
There is increasing support among the member states of the United Nations for an international plastic treaty. This emerged from the recent meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the world’s highest decision-making body on the environment.
Packaging made of seaweed: finally a real solution for the plastic soup!
Good news! The winner of the Green Challenge of the broadcaster Omroep Max’s new TV programme Iedereen Kan Het! (anyone can do it!) has thought up a clever solution for single-use food packaging – packaging made of seaweed.
How is ecocide defined and how should it be punished?
Worldwide, there is growing support for the idea of criminalising damage to ecosystems through the International Criminal Court (ICC) in addition to war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.
Will the oil and plastics industry survive COVID-19?
The economic effects of the coronavirus are striking the oil and gas industry. Since the beginning of the year, the sector has lost 45% of its value. The companies, including large multinationals, are begging for government support and are putting even more emphasis on plastics as an alternative earning model. But they are not going to make it.
