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Plastic Soup Foundation

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

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]

Projects

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Beat the Microbead campaign

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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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