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The first Plastic Health Summit in the world

Pyroplastics: a new type of plastic pollution

11 September 2019/by Plastic Soup Foundation

Manufacturers evade deposits by making plastic cans and aluminum bottles

4 September 2019/by Plastic Soup Foundation

WHO wants more research into the health effects of microplastics

29 August 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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  • 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
  • 14 Oct
    14/10/2019    19:30 - 22:00    de Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort

    Plasticsoep in de Eem

    De Lieve Vrouw werpt een actuele en theatrale blik op de plasticsoep. Geen voorstelling. Geen debat. Maar een avond die je inspireert om het anders te doen. Met o.a. directeur en oprichter van de Plastic Soup Foundation Maria Westerbos, theatermaker...
  • 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.
  • 3 Nov
    03/11/2019 - 05/11/2019    Hele dag    Wetsus, European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology, Leeuwarden

    workshop Synthetic nano- and microfibers

    The aim of this workshop is to treat all aspects, from origin, measurement, inhalation, penetration into the life cycle by food and drinks, medical consequences, air- and water cleaning from fibers and protection against inhalation. Maria Westerbos (director and founder...
  • 7 Nov
    07/11/2019    Hele dag    Marriott Champs-Élysées hotel, Paris

    Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit

    The aim of this summit is to advance sustainability in the cleaning products industry by debating key industry issues in a high-level forum. Maria Westerbos (founder & director PSF) will give a lecture about how laundry is putting microplastics into...