Articles tagged with "plastic"

Since the Covid19 pandemic struck the World in March, media concerns about the environment immediately decreased in favor of a large focus on the new virus. However, that doesn’t mean that certain issues disappeared from the world: for instance circular economic and plastic recycling are still on the plate, especially of those countries who didn’t meet the Eu target, such as Hungary. But what is wrong in the hungarian way to collect wastes? And what, as European citizens, can we still get from them?

While plastic becomes one of the biggest problems for the environment, here is what a volunteer living in Germany could do to reduce its usage without any additional expanses.

What are the levels and consequences of plastic waste in Europe over the last decades?

Let’s talk about the dangers of plastic and how can our society help solve the problem of plastic pollution!

Plastic is one of today's most pressing issues and as such has been very prominent in the news this year. Creating awareness is one of the first steps to solving any problem - and it is definitely step one in the plastic project. This article traces the development of the plastic problem.

There is a boom of stores with bulk products in Europe. Do you have noticed? Why do you think is happening? Since July 1, 2018 there is a law of European Union (2015/720) for the reduction of consumption of plastic in the member countries and Royal Decree (in Spain) on reducing the consumption of plastic bags that obliges businesses to charge to their customers 5 € cents for each plastic bag.

The European Clean-up Day takes place on 10th May 2014. Citizens can participate in a regional action to help reducing the garbage problem in forests, public places or the sea. This articles focusses on the issue of marine litter.