NO PLASTIC WASTE IN OUR WATER!

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Nestle-holds-on-to-top-spot-in-Rabobank-s-global-dairy-top-20_wrbm_large — GOOD NEWS: NESTLÉ SAYS GOODBYE TO NON-RECYCLABLE PLASTICS
7 February 2019/by Carina van Uffelen

mosselen met byssusdraden — Mussels loose their grip as a result of microplastics
7 February 2019/by Carina van Uffelen

Septic tank — Microplastics now found in underground drinking water reservoirs
5 February 2019/by Plastic Soup Foundation

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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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6 Mar

06/03/2019 - 10/03/2019 Hele dag Blue City, Rotterdam
Playground Plastic Festival
Playground Plastics focuses on solutions rather than problems. However, the festival takes the subject of plastics and its consequences anything but lightly. The keynotes, experts and innovators in the program are renowned experts that know what they are talking about....
10 Apr

10/04/2019 - 13/04/2019 15:00 - 18:00 World Conference Surfing Medicine, Torquay
World Conference Surfing Medicine
Each daily programme at WCSM 2019 will be dedicated to a theme reflecting the needs of the modern day surfer. SMI will provide a platform for Surfers, Students, Scientists, Water Safety Experts/Lifeguards and Health care professionals. Maria Westerbos (PSF) will...

NO PLASTIC WASTE IN OUR WATER!

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GOOD NEWS: NESTLÉ SAYS GOODBYE TO NON-RECYCLABLE PLASTICS

Mussels loose their grip as a result of microplastics

Microplastics now found in underground drinking water reservoirs

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What is plastic soup?

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