Plastic
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Plastic Free July 2024
Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities.
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#PlasticBagFreeDay Plastic Tas Vrij Dag 2024
Plastic has permeated every corner of our oceans and rivers, leaving virtually no inch of ocean plastic free, but all around the world, communities and cities are showing that another way is possible.
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#SeaTheChange Coastal CleanUp Day 2024
In samenwerking met vrijwilligersorganisaties en individuen over de hele wereld, zet de International Coastal Cleanup® (ICC) mensen in om afval van de stranden en waterwegen van de wereld te verwijderen.
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Meeste microplastics in milieu door slijtende banden, plastic afval en plastic korrels uit industrie – publicatie
Er komen steeds meer heel kleine stukjes plastic in het milieu terecht, deze microplastics komen vooral van banden die slijten, plastic afval en plastic korrels die de industrie als grondstof gebruikt.
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Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment – first part of the fifth session
The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5), is scheduled to take place from 25 November to 1 December 2024 at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan, Republic of Korea.
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Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains – publication
University of New Mexico (UNM) Health Sciences researchers have detected microplastics in human brains at much higher concentrations than in other organs – and the plastic accumulation appears to be growing over time, having increased 50% over just eight years.
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#NoPlasticFilter No Butts Day 2025
On No Butts Day – Saturday July 5th, 2025 – thousands of people from 25 countries around the world joined forces on 110 locations for the largest plastic cigarette filter action on the planet.
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Immense hoeveelheid plastic zweeft als nanodeeltjes in de oceaan / Nanoplastic concentrations across the North Atlantic – publication
In de bovenste laag van de Atlantische Oceaan zweven naar schatting 27 miljoen ton aan nanoplastics - minuscule deeltjes van minder dan 1 micrometer, blijkt uit onderzoek in Nature.