Recycling as panacea for plastic pollution: the EU Plastics Strategy The circular economy and recycling are the key answers of the EU Plastics Strategy to the plastic soup. What happened to the idea of reducing plastic waste, as single-use plastics make up 50% of the marine litter? Esther Kentin • January 30, 2018
World Wide Waste The programme ‘Ocean Clean Up’ promises to rid the oceans of ‘plastic soup’. This is a very welcome initiative. But only effective when it is accompanied by a change in the way we deal with plastic, by a change in our sense of self. Wim Bonis • May 24, 2017
Coca-Cola and its plastic bottle Coca cola has switched from glass to plastic bottles on its way towards sustainable packaging in Africa. Promises to apply CSR policies have been made in order to reduce plastic pollution. But are the promises of the soda giant sincere? Kevin Lehmann and Nico Salemans • July 08, 2016
Exploiting shale gas: a risky gamble The Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs publicly stated in August that he – contrary to many protests – is in favour of this exploitation. His economic short-term thinking seems ignorant of the real scope of the risks involved. Wim Bonis • September 10, 2013
