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State Secretary Van Veldhoven is stepping up campaign against plastic soup
In order to step up the campaign against plastic soup, State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven (Infrastructure and Water ...
The Netherlands, China and California uniting to promote clean transportation
China, California and the Netherlands are joining forces to increase the proportion of clean vehicles on the road. Today, they ...
Breakthrough in combating plastic soup
In order to force a breakthrough, after many years, in the struggle against plastic soup, State Secretary for Infrastructure and ...
Breakthrough in sharing electric cars in housing projects
Within the next three years, seven cities will see the completion of innovative housing projects in which electric shared-use ...
Problem-free electric driving in the Benelux
Dutch drivers of electric vehicles will soon have fewer problems when driving in Belgium and Luxembourg. State Secretary Van ...
Environmental agreement on global reduction of mercury use
On May 18th, in New York, the Netherlands will be ratifying an environmental treaty that addresses the dangers of mercury. By ...
Study: shopkeepers see substantial reduction in use of plastic bags
Since the introduction of the ban on giving out free plastic bags, shopkeepers have seen consumers alter their behaviour. Now ...
More than 180 signatories for the National Raw Materials Agreement
In order to ensure a sufficient supply of raw materials in the future to meet the increasing demand for products, we need a ...
The Netherlands recycles know-how to reduce Indonesia’s waste heap
Today, Minister for the Environment Dijksma is visiting Bantar Gebang, the largest waste heap in South East Asia, near Jakarta. ...
Infrastructure funding secured for the future
From now on, the Infrastructure Fund will be automatically extended every year. This means that funding for roads, railways, ...