The plastic water bottle industry is booming. Here’s why that’s a huge problem
Gerard Lindhout
In response to the RIVM report, Minister Harbers is also having permits adjusted for wastewater discharges.
The amount of plastic that is produced in the world every year has increased explosively in just a human lifetime.
Despite regulations to protect vulnerable countries, plastic waste flow more than doubled between 2020 and 2021
Growth of plastic bottle usage over 20% since 2016
Water companies plan to encourage thriftiness
Current plastic production is 450 million tons per year. By 2045, this will have doubled.
Water company Vitens is very concerned about the availability of drinking water in our region. De Gelderlander 30-03-2022, Albert Heller
Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have found a way to still grow crops without water. And what’s the best place to try that out? The desert.
The plastic problem is no longer absent from our society. The situation got worse during the corona pandemic, and so the United Nations (UN) is warning of another crisis. A plastic crisis, because that too is a threat to our health, the UN sees.