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Plastic Soup Foundation

Plastic Soup Foundation is a non-profit marine conservation organisation that aims to reduce plastic pollution.[1][2] Established in 2011, Plastic Soup Foundation advocates towards imposing bans and/or voluntary phase-outs of microbeads in cosmetics at a global scale with the Beat the Microbead campaign.[3][4]

Plastic Soup Foundation
Formation2011; 13 years ago (2011)
TypeNon-governmental Organisation
PurposeMarine conservation
Location
MethodsAdvocacy, Education, Innovation
Websiteplasticsoupfoundation.org

Projects edit

Beat the Microbead campaign edit

Initiated in 2012, the campaign has raised awareness and engaged people, cosmetic manufacturers and governing institutions on the issue of microbeads.[5][6][7] Since the campaign, 15 countries have taken steps to ban microbeads.[8][9] Beat the Microbead has introduced an app[10][11] that detects over 500 microplastic ingredients to be used as a tool by customers to recognize and avoid products containing microbeads, while also creating a database.[12] The project has introduced a "Zero Plastic Inside" logo to incentivize and recognize manufacturers who use eco-friendly alternatives to microbeads in their products.[13][14]

Ocean Clean Wash campaign edit

Since 2016, Ocean Clean Wash aims to reduce synthetic fiber pollution by 80% in the coming years by stimulating and promoting innovative solutions to microfiber filters[15] and exerting pressure on clothing and washing machine manufacturers to develop products that prevent the flow of fibers to the water systems.[16][17] The campaign has developed a new methodology and benchmark for fashion and textile brands to get their clothes tested for the amount of microfiber release whereby tested items will be assigned a label according to the release.[18][19]

Plastic Health Coalition edit

Plastic Soup Foundation initiated a partnership between national and environmental and research organisations to encourage further research into the human health impacts of plastic.[20][21][22][23]

Education edit

Plastic Soup Foundation has developed a scanning method called the Plastic Soup Footprint where companies can measure their plastic footprint.[24][25][26] The organisation holds inventor competitions to find innovation solutions for plastic pollution such as The Young Plastic Pollution Challenge.[27][28] The organisation also published teaching materials and conduct guest lecturers on plastic pollution in education institutes.[29]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ beveragedaily.com (26 September 2018). "Plastic Soup Foundation & VU University Amsterdam to analyse effects of microplastics". beveragedaily.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  2. ^ "Microplastic Soup: The State of Our Oceans". theecologist.org. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  3. ^ "Plastic Soup Foundation: UK microbeads ban first step to implementing plastic circular economy". edie.net. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  4. ^ Shackell, James (2021-02-14). "Down the tubes: should you brush your teeth with toothpaste tablets?". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  5. ^ "Nieuwe app om producten te testen op microplastics | Witte Weekblad Nieuw-Vennep | Nieuws uit de regio Nieuw-Vennep". www.witteweekbladnieuw-vennep.nl. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  6. ^ Harris, Kathleen. "Naturally . . . how to avoid microbead products". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  7. ^ "Nederlanders omarmen massaal de Beat the Microbead-app om plastic te detecteren in cosmetica". Emerce (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  8. ^ "Plastic in make-up; Weet jij wat je op je huid en lippen smeert? | Houtens Nieuws | Nieuws uit de regio Houten". www.houtensnieuws.nl. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  9. ^ "In the name of beauty". Nature News. 525 (7570): 425. 2015-09-24. Bibcode:2015Natur.525Q.425.. doi:10.1038/525425a. PMID 26399790. S2CID 4468377.
  10. ^ cosmeticsdesign-europe.com (15 October 2013). "Latest app detects presence of plastic micro-beads". cosmeticsdesign-europe.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  11. ^ "Find Out if Your Facial Scrub Has Plastic Microbeads With New App". EcoWatch. 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  12. ^ DuFault, Amy (2014-05-05). "The microbead battle and the search for a greener replacement". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  13. ^ "Microplastics, microbeads: What you did not know about self-care products". www.downtoearth.org.in. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  14. ^ "The Ocean Cleanup, Part 1: Alternatives to reduce ocean plastic | Deep Sea News". 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  15. ^ Mark Tutton and Katie Pisa (2019-11-14). "Washing your clothes is causing plastic pollution, but a simple filter could help". CNN. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  16. ^ "Is my washing to blame for the plastic problem?". BBC News. 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  17. ^ "Microfibres may stop lungs mending in COVID patients". www.innovationintextiles.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  18. ^ Mowbray, John (13 May 2016). "Danish Fashion Institute joins ocean plastic campaign". Ecotextile News. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  19. ^ News, Mirage (2021-03-08). "Plastic soup detectives analyse sources of beach litter in West Greenland and find it is of local origin | Mirage News". www.miragenews.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  20. ^ Neill, Pippa (2020-06-26). "Microplastics are contaminating fruit and veg". Environment Journal. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  21. ^ Reijmerink, Martin (2021-03-12). "Dagelijks ommetje benutten tijdens de Landelijke Opschoondag op 20 maart". De Digitale Stad Nieuwegein (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  22. ^ Straver, Frank (2021-02-15). "Bospaden worden verhard met plastic bouwafval". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  23. ^ Foundation, Plastic Soup. "Children Exposed to Toxic Microplastics, Experts Warn in New Research by the Plastic Soup Foundation". www.prnewswire.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  24. ^ "Industry activists: How superyacht companies are helping save the oceans". www.boatinternational.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  25. ^ Valenti, Lauren (22 April 2019). "5 Big Beauty Brands That Are Tackling the Industry's Plastic Problem". Vogue. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  26. ^ Kraaijenbrink, Jeroen. "How This Dutch Startup Plans To Disrupt The Supermarket Landscape". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  27. ^ "Amsterdam has a bubble barrier to catch canal plastic". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  28. ^ "There's a single-use plastic you throw away without realising". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  29. ^ "Plastic in je crème: zo verweven zijn de chemische en cosmetische industrie". NU (in Dutch). 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
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