After many years, there's finally some movement in the fight against plastic bottles. Stientje van Veldhoven, the State Secretary responsible for environmental policy, has reached an agreement on tackling small plastic bottles in litter. If businesses manage to recycle 90 percent of disposable bottles within two years, there will be no deposit on small plastic bottles. Otherwise, it will be introduced in 2021.
Merijn Tinga, "the plastic soup surfer," has been working for years to finally put an end to all that plastic litter. In recent weeks, he's been talking to companies responsible for all that plastic, the soft drink industry, and supermarkets. See here his video.
Wintertaling has been supporting the Plastic Soup Surfer initiative with pro bono legal and notarial advice since 2016. Wintertaling is therefore very pleased with this progress.
