Analysing cobwebs for trapped microplastics – a new method of research
The level of microplastic pollution in the air can be analysed from spiders’ cobwebs as they catch more than just insects.
The level of microplastic pollution in the air can be analysed from spiders’ cobwebs as they catch more than just insects.
Microplastics are all over, like in tar balls on the coastline of the Canary Islands. This new type of plastic pollution is called plastitar.
The world has lulled itself to sleep in terms of the SDGs framework. The well-known Sustainable Development Goals seem unattainable. This is primarily because ‘fossil’ has been given free rein.
Experts have come together from across Europe to explore how the EU can ensure upcoming microplastics restriction can protect both the environment and humans.
ING Bank claims that it is concerned about the problem of the plastic soup, yet it is putting hundreds of millions into new plastic production in Antwerp. It is stepping all over its own sustainability policy.
Pieces of PUR – insulation foam – in the environment remains a hidden and little known form of hazardous litter
Large European supermarkets can and should do much more to reduce their plastic usage.
With our Beat the Microbead- app, you can scan all your personal care products yourself to see if they contain plastic. Our research shows that 9 out of 10 cosmetics products contain microplastics.
In a letter submitted to Science, scientists argue for a cap on plastic production. It is the only way to stop plastic pollution.
Plastic pollution manifests itself in nature in different ways. Scientists are starting to understand these new and unexpected ‘natural phenomena’.
March 15 2024 That’s what readers of news site nu.nl on their comment platform Nujij were wondering. In a recent […]
The first Impact Fair is Europe’s largest Impact Experience. An interactive ‘immersive’ experience of impactful examples.
The waste-export to countries outside of the EU has been restricted The Netherlands is against a carpet ban on shipping of plastic waste.
The waste-export to countries outside of the EU has been restricted The Netherlands is against a carpet ban on shipping of plastic waste.