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No plastic in our water or our bodies!

HOW HAZARDOUS CARPET WASTE
ENDS UP IN HORSE RIDING ARENAS

NEWS

CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUNDS ARE A SOURCE
OF TOXIC MICROPLASTICS

NEWS

ARE BABIES SUFFICIENTLY PROTECTED
AGAINST MICROPLASTICS?

NEWS

BIOMAAS WINS 50,000 EUROS IN THE
YOUNG PLASTIC POLLUTION CHALLENGE

NEWS

Europese plasticlobby verliest rechtszaak BPA

EUROPEAN PLASTIC LOBBY
LOSES LAWSUIT OVER BPA

NEWS

dutchess of the sea

DUTCHESS OF THE SEA:
CROSSING THE OCEAN IN A PINK ROWING BOAT

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NO PLASTIC IN OUR WATER OR OUR BODIES

Our mission

Stop the plastic soup tsunami as soon as possible! If we do not achieve this, we are leaving future generations with a terrible plastic plague. We are a ‘single issue’ environmental organization that is concerned with one thing: stopping plastic pollution at its source.

As part of this mission, we call out the industry and government where they fall short. We also put a special focus on the relationship between plastics and human health. Our recent work in this field includes campaigns on microplastics and the health effects of plastic waste, and especially our Plastic Health Summit. Finally, education underlies everything we do, as we believe that children are the future.

We, humans, are the source of plastic pollution; the plastic soup starts on our very own doorstep. But together we can do much more to stop plastic waste than we think!

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Our impact

Plastic Health Summit

The Plastic Health Summit 2019 was the very first congress in the world on the effects of plastic on our health. It reached almost 400 million people.

BEAT THE MICROBEAD

With this campaign we have already convinced 448 cosmetic brands to stop using plastic microbeads, reducing plastic pollution in our waters due to cosmetics.

Ocean Clean Wash

In 2014 we started addressing the problem of plastic microfibers and have since found various solutions to prevent ocean pollution by plastic fibers.

World Cleanup Day

A great success: almost 40,000 participants took part in more than 2,517 cleanup actions in the Netherlands. We found that single-use plastic accounts for 74% of all found litter.

EDUCATION

More than 2750 schools in the Netherlands & Belgium are working with an educational kit about the problem of the plastic soup, a kit developed by  us and distributed for free.

Plastic Health Summit

The Plastic Health Summit 2019 was the very first congress in the world on the effects of plastic on our health. It reached almost 400 million people.

BEAT THE MICROBEAD

With this campaign we have already convinced 448 cosmetic brands to stop using plastic microbeads, reducing plastic pollution in our waters due to cosmetics.

Ocean Clean Wash

In 2014 we started addressing the problem of plastic microfibers and have since found various solutions to prevent ocean pollution by plastic fibers.

World Cleanup Day

A great success: more than 16,000 participants took part in more than 1,400 cleanup actions in the Netherlands. We found that single-use plastic accounts for 61% of all found litter.

EDUCATION

More than 2500 schools in the Netherlands & Belgium are working with an educational kit about the problem of the plastic soup, a kit developed by  us and distributed for free.

PLASTIC BANS over the world

Disclaimer: We attempt to maintain the information on this map as accurate and up to date as we can. Please keep in mind that information was correct at the time of entry. If you locate any discrepancies please contact us through the contact form.

Latest News

Cosmetics industry misleads consumers and government: Microbeads in personal care products are not phased out at all

14 January 2021
The European cosmetics industry is misleading consumers and governments. The industry stated in 2018 that the use of plastic microbeads had decreased by 97.6% and pledged that no more personal care products with plastic microbeads would be sold by 2020. However, such products are still offered for sale, according to scientific research.
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How hazardous carpet waste ends up in horse riding arenas

13 January 2021
Journalist Laura Hoogenraad has been researching the reuse of old, shredded carpets full of chemicals in horse riding arenas, and this is what she found out:
https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Polyfibres_2-scaled.jpg 1707 2560 Carina van Uffelen https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PSFlogo_nieuw.jpg Carina van Uffelen2021-01-13 09:51:282021-01-13 11:59:44How hazardous carpet waste ends up in horse riding arenas

Children's playgrounds are a source of toxic microplastics

13 January 2021
In children's playgrounds, industrial waste full of toxic substances is being used as part of the "circular economy".
https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/PHC-PR.png 777 1160 Madhuri https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PSFlogo_nieuw.jpg Madhuri2021-01-13 00:01:002021-01-13 12:08:17Children's playgrounds are a source of toxic microplastics

Are babies sufficiently protected against microplastics?

11 January 2021
For the first time, scientists have found microplastics in the placenta. Recent research has also shown that babies consume 1.6 million microplastics daily via food from plastic bottles.
https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ultrasound.png 3000 9000 Laura https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PSFlogo_nieuw.jpg Laura2021-01-11 18:07:332021-01-11 18:07:34Are babies sufficiently protected against microplastics?

Are (school) buildings made of plastic that sensible?

11 January 2021
We are often asked when there are new developments in recycling, reuse, or alternative materials. On the other hand, it is not always easy to give an unambiguous answer because a fair assessment depends very much on the circumstances.
https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Schoolgebouw_Conceptos-plasticos.jpg 960 1280 Laura https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PSFlogo_nieuw.jpg Laura2021-01-11 17:46:372021-01-11 17:46:38Are (school) buildings made of plastic that sensible?

Sign the petition to Amazon: reduce the use of plastic!

11 January 2021
COVID-19 resulted in an unprecedented increase in orders on the internet over the past year. Sales platforms often pack an already packaged product again, for example, in air cushion envelopes.
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Rijkswaterstaat must clean up non-functional ground cloth

8 January 2021
Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands executive agency of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, uses the geotextile to strengthen banks and breakwaters.
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Biomaas wins 50,000 euros in the Young Plastic Pollution Challenge

7 January 2021
The student team BioMaas from Maastricht has won the first edition of the Young Plastic Pollution Challenge with their plan to investigate which organic waste is suitable for producing fully compostable products like cups, bowls, plates, and packaging materials.
https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/beyondplastic2.jpg 1052 1500 Elfie de Jong https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PSFlogo_nieuw.jpg Elfie de Jong2021-01-07 17:11:182021-01-12 10:36:27Biomaas wins 50,000 euros in the Young Plastic Pollution Challenge
Europese plasticlobby verliest rechtszaak BPA

European plastic lobby loses lawsuit over BPA

30 December 2020
Europe rightly qualifies BPA as a very worrying substance for the animal world. With this ruling, PlasticsEurope has lost the third lawsuit in a row before the European Court.
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