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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 […]

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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Revolutionary: France’s ‘très simple’ alternative to plastic packaging

The refill revolution has started in France. A new law will make it possible to shop plastic-free in supermarkets. And that is fantastic news!

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Statement Over Documentary Seaspiracy

By now you may have seen Seaspiracy, a new and shocking documentary about commercial fishing, but also about plastic pollution. We can imagine that this raises many questions, perhaps about us as well.

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Microplastics are a source of bacteria and threaten humans and animals

Biological pathogens and antibiotic-resistant bacteria can grow on microplastics. That this poses a potential danger for human and animal health has been known for a long time. But it now appears that a commonly used water purification technology is helping spread potential pathogens on microplastics.

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HEALTH RESEARCHER

The Plastic Soup Foundation, an Amsterdam-based organization that works internationally to stop the “plastic soup” (the ubiquity of plastic in […]

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