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No plastic in our water or our bodies!

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the health impact of plastic

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Microplastics are a source of bacteria and
threaten humans and animals

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Plastic lobby delays disposable plastic directive

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Plastic and the climate: two sides of the same coin

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PACKAGING MADE OF SEAWEED:
FINALLY A REAL SOLUTION FOR THE PLASTIC SOUP!

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New research in the Netherlands synthetic clothing
fibers inhibit the production of lung cells

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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. 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

Revolutionary: France’s ‘très simple’ alternative to plastic packaging

13 April 2021
The refill revolution has started in France. A new law will make it possible to shop plastic-free in supermarkets. And that is fantastic news!
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Statement Over Documentary Seaspiracy

8 April 2021
By now you may have seen Seaspiracy, a new and shocking documentary about commercial fishing, but also about plastic pollution. We can imagine that this raises many questions, perhaps about us as well.
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Microplastics are a source of bacteria and threaten humans and animals

7 April 2021
Biological pathogens and antibiotic-resistant bacteria can grow on microplastics. That this poses a potential danger for human and animal health has been known for a long time. But it now appears that a commonly used water purification technology is helping spread potential pathogens on microplastics.
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Plastic lobby delays disposable plastic directive

19 March 2021
The European Commission has produced a guide that lists which single-use plastic products are subject to the Directive. This guide should have been officially finalised last summer.
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Plastic and the climate: two sides of the same coin

11 March 2021
On Sunday 14 March at 14:00, people in the Netherlands will raise their voices about the climate. Plastic Soup Foundation is also joining. Why? What is the relationship between plastic and climate change?
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Banks unscrupulously invest in plastic

5 March 2021
Eight European banks have lent EUR 95 billion over the last three years to just 14 companies that are responsible for the plastic soup. Among these companies are oil multinationals such as ExxonMobil and Shell, chemical giants such as BASF and INEOS, and food giants such as Coca-Cola and Nestlé.
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Growing support for international plastic treaty

4 March 2021
There is increasing support among the member states of the United Nations for an international plastic treaty. This emerged from the recent meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the world’s highest decision-making body on the environment.
https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/UNEA-1.png 854 2598 Carina van Uffelen https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PSFlogo_nieuw.jpg Carina van Uffelen2021-03-04 14:23:182021-03-04 14:25:12Growing support for international plastic treaty

The invisible threat: microplastics from your clothes

3 March 2021
Did you know that your clothes release millions of microplastics into the environment every day? Microfibers from clothes, an invisible threat.
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Packaging made of seaweed: finally a real solution for the plastic soup!

25 February 2021
Good news! The winner of the Green Challenge of the broadcaster Omroep Max’s new TV programme Iedereen Kan Het! (anyone can do it!) has thought up a clever solution for single-use food packaging – packaging made of seaweed.
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