Plastic Waste Mountain a Big Problem
Amsterdam, January 9, 2018 — Now that China has closed its doors to the import of plastic waste, plastic is […]
Plastic Urban Mining
New figures about plastic soup
Since the massive introduction of plastic after the Second World War, 8.3 billion tons of plastic has been produced. Of […]
Heaps of plastic in Arctic ocean
Amsterdam, 20 April 2017 – Not just the 5 world oceans are polluted by plastic. Parts of the Arctic Ocean are […]
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 […]
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 […]
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Plastic tax as part of the recovery fund
The European Union is now doing what the Dutch government should have done a long time ago: taxing packaging harmful to the environment. It is a win in the fight against plastic soup that this European tax is now being introduced. However, there are critical comments to be made.
Plastic Free July: Does plastic put our body at risk?
We must reduce the current overconsumption of plastic. Plastic Free July is a perfect opportunity to reduce our plastic footprint and exposure to harmful chemicals and additives found in our everyday plastics. Here’s a selection of six daily plastic products that may threaten our health. Can you quit all of them?
Shell’s Plastic Factory does not count for Climate Goals
Shell says it is ambitious and wants to take a leading position. But how can the company’s ambitions align with a major investment in a new plastics factory in Pennsylvania?
Ducor tries to shift the responsibility for plastic pollution
Because Ducor’s plastic granules end up in the environment, the environmental department DCMR Ducor has imposed a penalty of €15,000 for each violation found. Ducor claims not to have done anything wrong…
