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Unguarded railway crossing must be secured quickly, MP's say
3 years, 6 months ago

Unguarded railway crossing must be secured quickly, MP's say

NL Times  

Parties in the Tweede Kamer think unguarded railroad crossings must be made safer, and they are disappointed at the slow pace the Cabinet has approached the problem. PvdA MP Habtamu de Hoop called the accident "a painful reminder that we must get rid of unguarded railway crossings as soon as possible." In response to the debate, Van Veldhoven said that …

Crossing Crossings Van Veldhoven Unguarded Railway Crossing
Plans to install more electric car charging stations in parking garages
3 years, 9 months ago

Plans to install more electric car charging stations in parking garages

NL Times  

Departing State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven of Infrastructure made agreements to increase the number of electric car charging points in Dutch parking garages by tenfold within four years time. By 2025, an average of 5 percent of all parking spaces in garages will have a charging station, and 10 percent by 2030, Van Veldhoven said. The need for charging points …

Netherlands Car Electric Parking Garages Van Veldhoven
Deposit on cans from December 2022
3 years, 10 months ago

Deposit on cans from December 2022

NL Times  

As of 31 December 2022, there will be a 15 cent deposit on soft drink, water, and beer cans in the Netherlands, State Secretary Stientjie van Veldhoven of Infrastructure said in a letter to parliament on Wednesday. The cabinet gave producers until this year to reduce the number of cans in the environment by 70 percent compared to the 2016 …

Deposit Cans Van Veldhoven
Clean Jeans: Netherlands to work towards circular denim textiles
4 years, 1 month ago

Clean Jeans: Netherlands to work towards circular denim textiles

NL Times  

State Secretary Stientje Van Veldhoven, responsible for Circular Economy and Environment, signed an agreement with 30 parties from the denim industry in which they commit to make the textile industry cleaner and more sustainable, she said in a letter to parliament. "I think that for a healthy future and for our climate we should work towards a cleaner textile industry," …

Textile Denim Van Veldhoven
Dutch proposed legislation on plastic pollution 'disappointingly poor'
4 years, 4 months ago

Dutch proposed legislation on plastic pollution 'disappointingly poor'

Dutch News  

The Dutch approach to tackling plastic pollution is ‘disappointingly poor’, Dutch environmental organisations have told junior environment minister Stientje van Veldhoven in a reaction to a draft legislation. Van Veldhoven’s proposal is a translation of European guidelines on combating plastic pollution into national legislation and concerns a ban on single use plastics, such as plastic cutlery, cotton buds and plastic …

Dutch Plastic Pollution Plastic Organisations Plastic Packaging Van Veldhoven Buurman
Dutch proposed legislation on plastic pollution 'disappointingly poor'
4 years, 4 months ago

Dutch proposed legislation on plastic pollution 'disappointingly poor'

Dutch News  

The Dutch approach to tackling plastic pollution is ‘disappointingly poor’, Dutch environmental organisations have told junior environment minister Stientje van Veldhoven in a reaction to a draft legislation. Van Veldhoven’s proposal is a translation of European guidelines on combating plastic pollution into national legislation and concerns a ban on single use plastics, such as plastic cutlery, cotton buds and plastic …

Dutch Plastic Pollution Plastic Organisations Plastic Packaging Van Veldhoven Buurman