The European Commission and Pellet Loss
Amsterdam, January 24, 2018 — Everyday, four shipping containers spill into the sea worldwide. Sometimes, these containers are filled with […]
Types of plastic
Make the difference during Plastic Free July
It is nearly July and that means that more than one million people from 130 countries will take the challenge […]
Plastic eating caterpillar discovered
The caterpillar of the greater wax moth is capable of breaking down polyethylene, the most common form of plastic. Researchers […]
Breaking news: Coca-Cola supports introduction of a deposit scheme
Edinburgh, 22 February 2017 – Coca-Cola, the world’s largest soft drinks company, says it supports the introduction of a deposit […]
Microfibers kill freshwater water fleas
Microfibers from polyester clothing are ingested by freshwater water fleas. Research carried out by the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, has shown […]
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Babies ingest 1.6 million microplastics daily through bottle-feeding
Babies drink millions of microplastics per liter of bottle feeding. Irish researchers sound the alarm. They advocate more research into potentially harmful effects and better instructions for parents
High risk that Europe will fail to meet its recycling targets
The European rules on plastic recycling are being tightened up. At present, a great deal is still wrongly included, such as plastic that is exported outside the EU and is not recycled but dumped there. The new starting points show that recycling targets will not be met. The Netherlands, too, uses recycling figures that are far too promising.
EnvironMenstrual Week
This week is EnvironMenstrual Week, a week in which more than twenty European organisations draw attention to the negative effects of disposable menstrual products on the environment and our health.
Plastic: Shell’s leaky lifebuoy
Because of the oil crisis, Shell has announced a significant restructuring, but investments in plastic production remain out of the question. However, the attention paid to the plastic soup and measures taken by governments to limit the use of plastic will be detrimental to the group, says a Carbon Check report
