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Plastic is everywhere. In our food, in our water, in the air we breath. But now, it is officially found in our stool. In a research, where they selected a different variety of people all over the world, they came back with results that are […]
On the picture you see plastic trash picked up on just 1 m². Going to the beach can be fun and relaxing. Except if there is trash everywhere and you have to clean it. Don’t clean it! Say what? Not cleaning the trash means that […]
If you talk about plastic with other people, you notice that most people do not get why plastic is so bad for us. And the biggest question that you will get, is why it is so necessary to avoid áll single-use plastic. We can cut […]
The UK has proposed a ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton swabs. This is a very big step. Yearly milions of these products get lost on landfills or in the ocean, with the consequence of being eaten by other animals. Yes, people. We are […]
Many people think that it is unavoidable to use plastic when you are on holiday. Especially when people travel to Asia or South America, people are convinced there is no other way. Of course there is! Here are a few tips Take 3 gives us […]
“Plastic waste is building up in the supposedly pristine wilderness of the Norwegian Arctic, scientists say. Researchers are particularly concerned about huge concentrations of microplastic fragments in sea ice.” Plastic, plastic, plastic. Do we really need it? Is this its worth? “..effects have been monitored […]
We talked about plastic a lot, all the horrible consequences and the amount of plastics used daily, weekly and yearly. Different cities and places in the world are getting plastic straw-free, what is very good and we hope this will keep going. The United Kingdom […]
With a new ban, Seattle says goodbye to its plastic straws. “The city will enact the ban next year for all businesses that sell food or drinks. Meanwhile, restaurants and venues have already begun making the switch as part of an effort to curb plastic […]
It is not completely what it should be, but we can be quite happy about these first steps. The United Kingdom proposed a ban on microplastics. “A ban would be brought in on microplastics in “rinse-off” cosmetics and personal care products like toothpaste.” The United […]
It is getting more scary everyday: Plastic is now found in tapwater around the world. “The US had the highest contamination rate, at 94%, with plastic fibres found in tap water sampled at sites including Congress buildings, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s headquarters, and Trump […]
We all love the Carribean, but what we don’t love is the result of all the pollution that appears. One of the polluters is plastic. “Plastic is one of the most dramatic problems that the environment is facing. There is so much plastic trash in […]
Boyan Slat, a Dutch inventor, entrepreneur and founder of the Ocean Cleanup. He got in the news by creating this massive technology to pull the polluting plastic out of the ocean. The next steps for Boyan Slat was getting more and more plastic out of […]
In a plastic-free July it is nice to leave the plastic straws behind. They even say that there are so much straws used every day worldwide, you can wrap them around the planet a few times. Say what? The useless things kill and hurt animals […]
4Ocean, another organisation that does massive cleanups which are very important. They go along the coastlines, organizing beach cleanups to clear trash from the ocean. All the trash they collect is then sorted and sent off to be recycled or disposed of. The way it should […]
Plastic, plastic, plastic. When will you ever notice that you are not wanted. It is like a virus. You make us sick. You spread like crazy. And everyone thinks only specialists know how to get rid of you. Do you want to be a specialist […]
A nurse, Tilda Shalof, collected thousands of plastic connectors, medicine caps, syringe covers, stoppers, and tops left over from her daily work for nearly 28 years. Now, after keeping them for so long, they became an artpiece. “Shalof’s friend, visual artist Vanessa Herman-Landau, came up […]
Enjoying a day at the beach..after we cleaned up all day ofcourse. We all enjoy a beautiful beach with palm trees, but where do we walk on and swim in? Would you walk on a beach that is full of trash and still enjoy this […]
It is horrific to see. Hard to watch. And difficult to see through. As a part of Eco-u you see a lot about the horrible impacts plastic has and how much pollution is taking over health. Cambodia shocked us still. People here throw plastic out […]
Another ban for plastic, and this time it is plastic bags. Plastic remains, not for a few months or years, but forever. And to not make matters worse than they already are, this ban would be a great step. The UK would do great without […]
“What goes around, comes around, eventually.” We know we need to cut out plastic. But do we? Is it still too easy to just ignore the fact plastic is ruining our ecosystem? And do not use the ‘recycle’ card, we all know how recycling works. […]
SAS, or Surfers Against Sewage, is “an environmental charity protecting the UK’s oceans, waves and beaches for all to enjoy safely and sustainably, via community action, campaigning, volunteering, conservation, education and scientific research.” That’s a lot! And it is needed a lot. The sunnier days […]
Story of Stuff always have informative, yet fun videos to watch. Now they have a video about the life of a plastic water bottle, and what would be a better solution. Of course we all know by now that plastic is something we have to […]
Yesterday I was in Gent, Belgium, for an eco-event organized by two brothers: Quinten and Lennert Prinsen. The room was packed and there was a lot of interesting information about ‘how to be a change in a messed up world’. Only the plastic cups and […]
Eindelijk, goed nieuws! New Delhi verwerpt wegwerp plastic: “van plastic flessen tot winkel tasjes tot bekertjes en bestek: alles! De National Green Tribunal heeft al het plastic voor enkel gebruik verboden. Alle bedrijven en andere publieke autoriteiten, waaronder de NCT van Delhi, worden geïnstrueerd om […]
“Kenya just became the latest country to ban plastic bags. According to Environment Cabinet Secretary Judi Wakhungu, “The ministry has banned the use, manufacture and importation of all plastic bags used for commercial and household packaging.” Kenya’s ban follows the United Nations’ new Clean Seas […]
