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Saskia Sampimon-Versneij

Founder of thegreenlist.nl. Her goal: to get as many people as possible excited about living a more sustainable life. Sas also wrote the sustainable lifestyle book NIKS NIEUWS.

The tastiest non-alcoholic drinks: from lemonades to soft drinks

  • 8 June 2026

We went in search of the tastiest non-alcoholic drinks with a good story to tell. Think lemonades made from local fruit, soft drinks that are fairly produced...

Environmental deposit schemes: also a murder weapon for animals

  • 8 June 2026

Although you get money back for returning your deposit, unfortunately cans and bottles still end up on the streets or in bushes. In some places, and after...

Thus, I managed to make strength training a routine.

  • 5 June 2026

No, I’m not the gym type, and I found exercise classes so-so too. I could keep up with endurance. But as soon as weights came out, I performed...

Project kitchen wrapping!

  • 3 June 2026

We had considered our white kitchen to be ‘written off’ by then. We took it over from the previous owners ten years ago and they had also...

Synthetic clothing and microplastics: what to do with them?

  • 1 June 2026

With our garments made of synthetic materials - and there are quite a few of them - we spread microplastics. Here's the thing: if you buy clothes made of...

Fewer microplastics: on microplastics diet

  • 1 June 2026

Microplastics are everywhere. What? Yes, really everywhere. In the sea, in the air, in animals... and yes, also on your plate and even in you....

Écomusée d’Alsace: the most fun sustainable stop in Alsace

  • 1 June 2026

The Alsace has been popular for years because of its colourful villages, wine routes and endless half-timbered houses, but those who look a little further than the well-known spots sometimes discover…

Go to Blooming in Bergen!

  • 31 May 2026

Well, where do we begin? With the location, the wellness facilities, the amazing kitchens (yes, plural, because there are three restaurants) or the artists' village of Bergen? Hotel blooming…

Flea treatments for pets also end up in nature (and that's bad news)

  • 29 May 2026

We have already written extensively about dog poo. That it's rude to leave it, but also forbidden and bad for nature because of…

Blue-green algae: how does it form and what should you do if you suddenly swim in it?

  • 29 May 2026

You jump into a lake on a hot day, and only then do you see it: green water, a strange haze, or thick, floating slime along...

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