Plastic production continues to increase and microplastics have been detected nearly everywhere on earth – from arctic snow to human blood – yet there is still no single comprehensive law that regulates microplastic input into the environment. The development of regulations is a slow and ongoing process; this article provides information on the current laws surrounding plastics and microplastics, alongside the associated challenges and chances.

A great honor and award for the team of Wasser 3.0 at the end of the year. At this year's presentation of the German Sustainability Award (Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis) in Duesseldorf, we received one of the very coveted Next Economy Awards in the category resource and environmental protection.

The Aquatech Innovation Awards recognize world-class innovations and technologies that have the potential to advance the global water market. We are the winner in the Green Chemicals for Water category! What followed just a short time later in The Hague was an experience of a special kind. Katrin Schuhen found herself in the final of the Get in the Ring - Impact startup competition - in a boxing ring.

The Deutsche Postcode Lotterie funds our interactive educational project Team WASoMI with 70.000 EUR! We cordially thank the participants of the Deutsche Postcode Lotterie, its advisory board and charity department for this great support - and get started! More about our project and goals...