When garments made from synthetic materials wear, due to use and washing, microplastic fibres are released. Wastewater treatment plants remove 50 to 90 per cent of these microplastic fibres.

The best synbio projects, including iGEM teams, have one thing in common: cutting edge science in the light of carefully considered societal needs.

From 21 January 2019,  a team from RIVM will travel to Sint Maarten to make measurements and take samples at various locations around the landfill in Philipsburg.

Today, 10 October 2018, is national Sustainability Day in the Netherlands.

Microplastics are plastic particles that are smaller than 5 millimetres; through the use of plastic or rubber products these microplastics can end up in the environment (surface water, soil, and ai

The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM has described building blocks for a definition of microplastics.

The Montreal Protocol has not only served to protect the ozone layer, it also has provided a certain degree of climate protection.