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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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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

Danone hauled up before the French court for excessive use of plastic

24 January 2023
The multinational Danone has been charged in France for not having a plastic policy to prevent damage to the environment and health.
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Really? European Consumers’ Associations think the plastic bag is the best option? We don’t think so and here’s why!

19 January 2023
In November 2022 the Dutch Consumers’ Association Consumentenbond published the results of a report which made us raise our eyebrows.
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Tips for a plastic-free Christmas

21 December 2022
During the Christmas season, there is a 30% increase in plastic use. Take a look at how you can reduce your plastic footprint.
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New plans by the EU to stimulate the reuse and recycling of packaging

13 December 2022
Far reaching proposal by the European Commission to reduce packaging waste ... unfortunately does not go far enough.
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Breakthrough: The European Parliament’s Environment Committee wants to ban the export of plastic waste

9 December 2022
The Environment Committee of the European Parliament wants to ban the export of plastic waste to countries outside the EU. The Netherlands is the biggest exporter. Will the Dutch Government support this proposal in the Council of Europe?
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Plastic Fashion Campaign: The Initial Findings

8 December 2022
We launched our new Plastic Fashion campaign on 1 November. There are already some initial findings and we list them in this article.
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Plastic-Free Christmas presents: the gifts that keep on giving

8 December 2022
Find out how to gift your loved ones plastic-free gifts this year for Christmas! We got some ideas lined up for you.
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Coca-Cola’s ‘more sustainable’ packaging does not yet even exist

9 November 2022
The measures that Coca-Cola is taking against the plastic soup are hardly helping. The company promotes itself as more sustainable than it actually is.
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74% OF DUTCH PEOPLE RESENT THE POOR QUALITY OF FAST-FASHION CLOTHING

31 October 2022
New report shows that synthetic fibres cause chronic lung infections and intestinal diseases, among other things.
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