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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. With the second edition in 2021 we reached 600 million people. We’re organising the third edition of the summit in May 2023.

BEAT THE MICROBEAD

Since the beginning of the Beat the Microbead campaign, 19 countries have taken steps to ban microbeads. Now the European Union is in the process of restricting intentionally added microplastics in cosmetics, amongst other things.

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: over 41,000 participants took part in more than 1,574 cleanup actions in the Netherlands. We found that single-use plastic accounts for 71% of all found litter.

EDUCATION

Annually we reach more than 180,000 children in the Netherlands and Belgium with our free educational program about plastic soup for elementary and middle schools.

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.

Latest News

MICROPLASTICS APPEAR TO PROMOTE DEMENTIA

7 September 2023
New research on the effects of microplastics on humans and other mammals shows significant behavioral changes.
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Is the Plastic Soup smaller than we thought?

30 August 2023
According to new research, the plastics soup is smaller than previously thought. Is this the good news we've been waiting for?
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Plastic found in the human heart

25 August 2023
Microplastics are present in human heart tissue, the first evidence has been found. It is becoming increasingly clear that plastic is dangerous to human health and the health of our planet.
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Good news: bans (finally) in sight 

27 July 2023
The government will investigate measures, including bans, to prevent certain plastic products from ending up as litter.
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Major blow for INEOS as court strikes down €3bn plastics project

21 July 2023
In an historic win for people, nature and the climate, a Belgian court has ruled that INEOS’s €3 billion plastics project in the Port of Antwerp, Belgium, is not legal. The project is now suspended.
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Producing plastic from CO2  

30 June 2023
Produce only plastic based on CO2 captured from the air. This may well present a solution to both climate change and plastic pollution.
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What are microplastic fibers and why are they dangerous?

30 June 2023
From July 1st , plastic containers and cups will no longer be free. Will consumers simply pay more or will recycling become the norm?
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Will the new rules on disposable plastic cups and trays have the desired effect?

29 June 2023
From July 1st , plastic containers and cups will no longer be free. Will consumers simply pay more or will recycling become the norm?
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Plastic Health Council as compass for UN plastics treaty

19 June 2023
During the negotiations to flesh out an international plastics treaty, the Plastic Health Council's white paper was presented in Paris
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