Plastic confronts scientists with new natural phenomenon
Plastic pollution manifests itself in nature in different ways. Scientists are starting to understand these new and unexpected ‘natural phenomena’.
Plastic pollution manifests itself in nature in different ways. Scientists are starting to understand these new and unexpected ‘natural phenomena’.
Europe delivers on promise and presents the world’s most ambitious approach to eradicate hazardous chemicals.
Only if the EC will extend the restriction to synthetic polymers. will it be able to protect our environment.
AH packaging free is an important step in the right direction, but the reporting on plastic in the annual report still falls short.
Plastic microparticles can enter human lungs and blood. Why is this very worrying?
New research from Plastic Soup Foundation shows that 87% of products from the ten best-selling cosmetics brands contain microplastics.
An obligatory percentage of recycled PET in bottled drinks, as agreed in the European Union, appears to have health risks. What is the solution?
The European Commission has published its sustainable textile strategy. Will synthetic microfibres really be kept out of the environment?
The refillable bottle – the ‘Universal Bottle’ – is a great success in Brazil and will hopefully help raise awareness that the refillable bottle must become the ‘new normal’.
While Australia has banned the export of plastic waste, it is actually still continuing disguised as fuel. This must stop.
Eighty-five per cent of citizens want single-use plastic packaging to disappear completely. This is according to new research by Ipsos commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Plastic Free Foundation. Entrepreneurs who abandon packaging or make it more sustainable seem to have tapped into a goldmine – but part of the business community is still deaf and dumb. ‘People are getting fed up with all the plastic in the supermarket.’
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.