Precautionary Principle
To combat the plastic soup, governments take measures to prevent ocean pollution based on accepted legal principles. The precautionary principle […]
Regulations
In 2018, Plastic Soup Foundation awarded Frans Timmermans (then EU commissioner), now vice-president of the European Commission, with the Political Plume 2018. Partly because of his efforts, the European Commission adopted a pioneering package of measures to combat plastic pollution that year: the Single Use Plastic Directive. We hope that many governments will follow suit!
Polluter Pays Principle
The costs of environmental problems are passed on to the community or to later generations unless the ‘polluter pays’ principle […]
Extended producer responsibility
Reducing the environmental impact of a product, also taking into account the waste phase of a product, falls under the […]
Source of Plastic Pollution
It is more efficient to tackle a problem at the source than to combat the harmful effects afterwards. This principle […]
Sustainable Development
The principle of ‘sustainable development’ is generally accepted and enshrined in many international conventions. The basis for this principle is […]
