Amsterdam, 10 March – The decision by the Dutch government to postpone the expansion of the deposit system is bad news […]
Amsterdam, February 28th – The world’s first Plastic Free Aisle will today be unveiled at an Amsterdam supermarket. The brainchild […]
Amsterdam, January 24, 2018 — Everyday, four shipping containers spill into the sea worldwide. Sometimes, these containers are filled with […]
Amsterdam, January 18, 2018 – The expectation was that the British government’s policy to combat plastic pollution would be a […]
Amsterdam, January 17, 2018 — In the spirit of turning challenges into chances, the European Commission presented its Plastic Strategy […]
Up to now, mechanical methods for recycling PET bottles have only been able to be applied six times on the […]
Since the massive introduction of plastic after the Second World War, 8.3 billion tons of plastic has been produced. Of […]
The worldwide consumption of plastic is still rising. In 2016, 480 billion plastic bottles were sold while in 2004, this […]
The ‘Clean Rivers’ initiative is a collaboration between IVN, Plastic Soup Foundation and Stichting De Noordzee to stop the flow of plastic through […]
The plastic eating caterpillar of the greater wax moth is capable of breaking down polyethylene, the most common form of […]
Plastic microparticles can enter human lungs and blood. Why is this very worrying?
New research from Plastic Soup Foundation shows that 87% of products from the ten best-selling cosmetics brands contain microplastics.
An obligatory percentage of recycled PET in bottled drinks, as agreed in the European Union, appears to have health risks. What is the solution?
The European Commission has published its sustainable textile strategy. Will synthetic microfibres really be kept out of the environment?
