NO PLASTIC WASTE IN OUR WATER!

Learn more about the plastic soup and how we fight against the biggest environmental crisis of our times.

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The first Plastic Health Summit in the world

autobanden — Tyre wear and tear one of the most important sources of microplastics in the environment
18 July 2019/by Carina van Uffelen

Post 4C — Banks and insurance companies in the Netherlands invest billions in shale gas and plastic production
16 July 2019/by Plastic Soup Foundation

Waschmittel im Test: In 119 Waschmitteln zugesetztes Plastik festgestellt — Microplastics found in 119 detergent brands
4 July 2019/by Carina van Uffelen

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“Every minute, the equivalent of one full garbage truck of plastic trash is dumped in the sea. That is 1440 trucks per 24 hours and 8 BILLION kilos per year.”

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Over time, plastic falls apart into small fragments, transforming all the water around us into a big soup full of microplastics. These particles enter the marine food chain because plankton and other small animals mistake them for food.

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Learn everything about the plastic soup: facts & figures, what are the risks and what is plastic?

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29 Jul

29/07/2019 - 30/07/2019 Hele dag IGES, Yokohama
The role of consumer in triggering changes in consumption & production
Harmen Spek (Innovations & Solutions) will speak on the conference: “The role of consumer in triggering changes in consumption & production”. This international conference is organised by the ENVforum consortium and is hosted by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies...
21 Sep

21/09/2019 Hele dag
World Cleanup Day
During World Cleanup Day illegal landfill sites around the world are registered and cleaned up. In the Netherlands we aim at litter. The goal of World Cleanup Day is of course to clean up as much litter as possible. We...
3 Oct

03/10/2019 Hele dag
Plastic Health Summit
We eat, drink and breathe microplastics. Does that make us sick? This conference, organized by the Plastic Soup Foundation, brings you the state-of-the-art of research on micro- and nanoplastics and health. Invite only. Here you read more
24 Oct

24/10/2019 00:00 Four Points by Sheraton, Zurich
Improving the chemical safety of food contact articles: Accelerating science and innovation
The 2019 annual Food Packaging Forum (FPF) Workshop will take place on October 24, 2019 under the theme “Improving the chemical safety of food contact articles: Accelerating science and innovation.” Sophie Vonk (researcher) will attend the workshop. Read more.

NO PLASTIC WASTE IN OUR WATER!

NEWS

Tyre wear and tear one of the most important sources of microplastics in the environment

Banks and insurance companies in the Netherlands invest billions in shale gas and plastic production

Microplastics found in 119 detergent brands

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CAMPAIGNS

THE ISSUE

What is plastic soup?

Microbeads & microplastics

Animal cruelty

Health effects

EVENTS

The role of consumer in triggering changes in consumption & production

World Cleanup Day

Plastic Health Summit

Improving the chemical safety of food contact articles: Accelerating science and innovation