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Een paar jaar terug las de lobbyist een artikel over een huilende indiaan die zijn kijk op de plasticproblematiek voorgoed veranderen zou. Het besprak de iconische Crying Indian-reclame van non-profitorganisatie Keep America Beautiful uit 1971. Een indiaan peddelt zijn... Read more

The River Thames has some of the highest recorded levels of microplastics for any river in the world. Scientists have estimated that 94,000 microplastics per second flow down the river in places. The quantity exceeds that measured in other... Read more

Strandrobot raapt peuken op in Scheveningen. Badgasten op het strand in Scheveningen moeten deze zomer niet gek opkijken als er een robot voorbijkomt. Het gaat dan om Project.BB, een uitvinding die op initiatief van twee Haagse ondernemers Martijn Lukaart... Read more

London (CNN)All of the defining images of the coronavirus pandemic seem to feature one thing: plastic. Surgical masks, gloves, protective equipment, body bags — the Covid-19 crisis has spurred a rapid expansion in the production of desperately-needed plastic products,... Read more

The coronavirus can survive several days on hard surfaces such as plastic and stainless steel. In the air, that’s three hours. This result of recent laboratory research raises the question of how to handle plastic packaging to prevent contamination.... Read more

In some ways, the pandemic has been great for the environment: With heavy industries shutting down and fewer cars on the road, we’re spewing less greenhouse gases and air quality is vastly improving. “The world is breathing better, objectively,”... Read more

Starbucks branches have temporarily banned reusable cups in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The coffee chain said customers would still receive a 25p discount for bringing reusable cups with them, but drinks would be served in paper cups. Great... Read more

Researchers Guido van Koningsbruggen and Tilo Hartmann have joined forces with University of Amsterdam colleague Hande Sungur and have been awarded funding for their research project ‘Diving into Sustainability’. This project will be using virtual reality (VR) as a... Read more

SHAMPOO BARS—HAIR CLEANSER in bar soap form—are the latest trend in hair care products. Usually made of natural ingredients to promote hair health, they’re also easier on the environment and great for travel. Here are five reasons to make... Read more

The Ocean Cleanup aims to tackle the 1,000 most polluting rivers, responsible for about 80% of ocean plastic pollution, before the end of 2025. Today, we unveiled the invention to prevent the unrelenting flow of plastic pollution into the... Read more