Interview Meret Nehe – Now it’s on us to catch up!
Interview Meret Nehe – Now it’s on us to catch up! BioApply: What started as a self-experiment in 2014 is now an international community: Meret, your fb group #BuyNoPlastic4aMonth# counts over 1’100 followers from all over the world, did you expect such a huge interest for your mission? Where do you think does it come […]
Lib Dems pledge to drop plastic bag charge exemptions
Lib Dems pledge to drop plastic bag charge exemptions Nick Clegg says scrapping overly complicated exemptions to the upcoming 5p charge would remove an extra 3.5bn plastic bags from circulation and save small businesses £300m annually Lib Dems say they will scrap proposed exemptions for businesses with less than 250 employees as well as paper […]
Spiraling out of Control by Custom Made
Spiraling out of Control by Custom Made Spiraling Out of Control: Plastic Buildup in Our Oceans Infographic by CustomMade
Over 50 years of marine litter research now available to all in new book
Over 50 years of marine litter research now available to all in new book Full size image Marine litter is receiving growing attention after the recent discovery of great oceanic garbage patches and the ubiquity of microscopic plastic particles in marine organisms and habitats. Credit: University of Exeter University of Exeter researcher, Professor Tamara […]
Iceland To Drastically Reduce Plastic Bag Use
Iceland To Drastically Reduce Plastic Bag Use Following an EU directive, Iceland will reduce its consumption of plastic bags by 80% over the next three years. RÚV reports that Icelanders use about 1,000 tonnes of plastic bags every year. While waste management company Sorpa has expressed reservations with the use of compostable, corn-based bags, they […]
Seedling grid recommended for coherent design of compostable (biowaste) bags
Seedling grid recommended for coherent design of compostable (biowaste) bags Recommended design for biowaste bags. The German Association for Compostable Products (Verbund kompostierbare Produkte e.V.) published recommendations for a coherent labelling and design of compostable biowaste bags. The uniform design intends to help consumers and waste collectors to identify certified bags that are suitable […]
False claims of so-called biodegradation-promoting additives are dangerous for the environment
False claims of so-called biodegradation-promoting additives are dangerous for the environment A new study on the “Evaluation of Biodegradation-Promoting Additives for Plastics” conducted at Michigan State University and published by the American Chemical Society in February 2015 confirms that claims of biodegradation-promoting additives, including oxo-fragmentation additives, of rendering conventional fossil-based polymers biodegradable are simply false. […]
Mauritius: Prohibition of plastic bags on the island in January 1, 2016
Mauritius: Prohibition of plastic bags on the island in January 1, 2016 The Mauritian authorities, as announced in the Budget 2015, and for the protection of island’s environment have decided to ban as from 1 January 2016 the use of plastic bags in the country.A measure already in force since last June in Rodrigues, autonomous […]
Biodegradable plastic additives “don’t work”, claims MSU study – Waste Management World
Biodegradable plastic additives “don’t work”, claims MSU study – Waste Management World Additives that claim to break down polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate don’t work in common disposal situations, such as landfills or composting, a new study from Michigan State University (MSU) has claimed. The results are a culmination of a three-year study that focused on […]
Post Plastic Lux: Vernissage sur les dangers du plastique à Genève
Post Plastic Lux: Vernissage sur les dangers du plastique à Genève Je me suis rendu au vernissage de l’exposition Post Plastic Lux à Genève afin de participer à la table ronde qui a suivi la présentation de Pascal Hangmann, fondateur de Oceaneye au sujet de la pollution des mers par les déchets plastiques. L’exposition décortique […]
