Health and plastic pollution in medical care

Ralf Thiel, Director Health at EndPlasticSoup, RC Wiesbaden-Rheingau, D1820 Germany, presented the Theme Plastic and Health during the Synergy Europe meeting in January. Based on the experiences in hospitals the EndPlasticSoup project group will support the discussion and actions to remove (plastic) waste from hospitals and in medical care: Avoid single use instruments of steel…

Slechts 0,5% van het plastic in de oceaan drijft op het wateroppervlak, de rest drijft dieper in het water

Plastic dat in zee terechtkomt hoopt zich op op stranden, in het water en op de zeebodem. De meeste plasticvervuiling bevindt zich onder water. Mariene organismen zoals vissen nemen (micro)plastics op en deze komen in onze voedselketen terecht. Bron: https://www.grida.no/resources/6904 Maphoto/Riccardo Pravettoni) https://www.grida.no/resources/6904

Progress Un Plastic Treaty

In March 2022 the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) unanimously endorsed in Nairobi a historic resolution to End Plastic Pollution. Janet Kabeberi-Macharia, Director UN Plastic Treaty at EndPlasticSoup, RC Karura, D9212, Kenya, presented the progress of the UN Plastic Treaty at the Synergy Europe meeting on 27th January 2024. Progress towards developing an International Legally…