Around 16% of the plastic produced annually in the world consists of textile fibers. In recent decades, production has grown by 6% every year and is now around 60 million tons per year. Synthetic clothing is responsible for endless amounts of microfibers, which can even be found in drinking water.
Amsterdam, March 19, 2018 – Microfibers that are released during the machine-washing of synthetic clothing are one of the most important […]
Amsterdam, March 9th – New legislation in California would require clothing items containing more than 50% of polyester to carry a label […]
Amsterdam, 2 February 2018 – Plastic microfibers are released during the machine washing of synthetic clothing. Microfibers in the environment […]
Recently, an Argentinian study was published into microplastics in coastal freshwater fish captured at the Rio de la Plata. Eighty-seven fish […]
The Algalita Marine Research and Education Foundation has returned from an expedition to the South Pacific Gyre in the South […]
Until now Antarctica was seen as a pristine and untouched wilderness with relatively little plastic pollution, but the opposite is […]
At the foot of the holy Langju Glacier, at nearly 6.5 kilometers altitude, at the very heart of the Himalayas, […]
15 May 2017 – The Plastic Soup Foundation (PSF) looks back at a very successful press conference where the Mermaids Life+ […]
Amsterdam, 8 May 2017 – By machine washing our clothes, we are polluting our seas and oceans. This is the shocking […]
People all over the world have been advised to wear face masks. A downside is the kind of pollution that wasn’t there before because people massively use and throw away single-use non-medical face masks.
There is significant and growing concern about the tiny plastic fibres that accumulate in water, soil and air. The number of synthetic nano and microfibers is increasing due to increased production and use, and also because plastic does not break down naturally, but fragments. What are the ultimate consequences for our health and the environment?
Research into the capture of the Bubble Barrier in the Westerdok in Amsterdam has started. Plastic Soup Foundation will research this captured canal plastic on behalf of Waterschap Amstel, Gooi and Vecht.
From 1 January 2021, tea bags and coffee pods may be disposed off with fruit, vegetable and garden waste (GFT).
