Will the new rules on disposable plastic cups and trays have the desired effect?
From July 1st , plastic containers and cups will no longer be free. Will consumers simply pay more or will recycling become the norm?
From July 1st , plastic containers and cups will no longer be free. Will consumers simply pay more or will recycling become the norm?
During the negotiations to flesh out an international plastics treaty, the Plastic Health Council’s white paper was presented in Paris
NGOs call for blanket export ban of plastic waste from the UK, in part because of the questionable role of the Netherlands.
Glitter seems fun and harmless, but these microplastics will remain in the environment forever.
After a decade of battle and debate, a European ban on intentionally added microplastics is forthcoming. A reflection on our campaign.
We eat, drink and breathe microplastics, nanoplastics and their additives and are thus exposed to the risks of these materials on a daily basis. Let’s make a wave!
Insect numbers are dramatically decreasing. Yet, microplastic pollution is rarely mentioned as a possible cause.
The world’s richest countries have ambitions to reduce plastic pollution to zero by 2040. And they do not shy away from mandatory measures.
Flesh-footed shearwaters ingest a lot of plastic. Examination of their stomachs reveals a new disease: plasticosis.
Deposits are the best tool for both a circular economy and less litter. Therefore, it is good to deploy the system for as much packaging as possible.
By the end of this year, there should be a global plastic treaty that will stop plastic pollution of our planet. To achieve this, the United Nations environment department is organising the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee on Plastic Pollution negotiations. The 4th round, INC4, took place in Ottawa Canada. The new plastics treaty is considered one of the most important environmental agreements made since the Paris climate accords in 2015. The stakes are high and that was evident in Ottawa.
Eighty-five per cent of citizens want single-use plastic packaging to disappear completely. This is according to new research by Ipsos commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Plastic Free Foundation. Entrepreneurs who abandon packaging or make it more sustainable seem to have tapped into a goldmine – but part of the business community is still deaf and dumb. ‘People are getting fed up with all the plastic in the supermarket.’
March 15 2024 That’s what readers of news site nu.nl on their comment platform Nujij were wondering. In a recent […]
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