Already, the industry is deviously trying to circumvent the new deposit scheme.
30 June 2021Also published today at Volkskrant Starting today in The Netherlands, you can turn in small plastic bottles for […]
Trash hunters
Join the Refill Revolution!
For the first time ever, it was World Refill Day on Wednesday 16 June. Environmental organisations called for this day to draw attention to the solution to the problem of plastic pollution.
How the ‘P for Plastic’ got included in scuba hand signals
To communicate with each other divers have special hand gestures for all kinds of fish and sea creatures, but why not for plastic?
Manufacturers evade deposits by making plastic cans and aluminum bottles
Amsterdam, 30 August 2019 – It is almost certain that at the beginning of 2021 a deposit will be introduced […]
Coca-Cola Recycling Fail: tag your Litterati photo #CCRF
Amsterdam, 8 August 2019 – Coca-Cola has announced that no bottle or can with their brand should be left as […]
Coca-Cola: Let’s not waste this summer
Amsterdam, 25 July 2019 – Isn’t it nice to drink a cold coke during a hot summer? Coca-Cola sales will […]
Camera in Wageningen captures coral eating plastic
Amsterdam, 12 June 2019 – Filmed for the first time: coral eating microplastics. And they even seem to enjoy it. […]
Worldwide call for a Clean Planet: Bring in container deposits to combat pollution from bottles and cans
Amsterdam, 9 May 2019 – A worldwide network of environmental organisations from five continents is calling for the worldwide introduction […]
Disappointing UNEA resolution on plastic soup: Shell and Unilever get their own way
Amsterdam, 20th March 2019 – The world has chosen not to combat the plastic soup with a reduction in plastics […]
At least 24 million nurdles washed up on dutch beaches
Amsterdam, 14thMarch 2019 – A small 24 million ‘nurdles’ have been washed ashore on the beaches of the Wadden Sea Islands […]
Latest news
Chemelot allowed to discharge 14,000 kilos of microplastics into the Maas per year
Plastic Soup Foundation demands a response from Chemelot and explores options to take steps against proposed dumping.
Amazon refuses to share information about its plastic footprint
It is still not possible to order plastic free Amazon products. The online shopping giant refuses to make its plastic consumption public and is a large contributor to the plastic soup.
PSF presents the SUP file
The European Commission has compiled the Single Use Plastics Directive to reduce the amount of plastic in the sea.
Already, the industry is deviously trying to circumvent the new deposit scheme.
30 June 2021Also published today at Volkskrant Starting today in The Netherlands, you can turn in small plastic bottles for […]
