Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is collecting Plastic nurdles on the shore of the Harbour of Rotterdam. To investigate how much plastic nurdles are infiltrated in the soil, he went to several spots inside the harbour to evaluate how much is the

 Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is collecting Plastic nurdles on the shore of      the Harbour of Rotterdam. To investigate how much plastic nurdles are infiltrated in the      soil, he went to several spots inside the harbour to evaluate how much the soil is infected   by  plastic nurdles.

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Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is collecting Plastic nurdles on the shore of the Harbour of Rotterdam. To investigate how much plastic nurdles are infiltrated in the soil, he went to several spots inside the harbour to evaluate how much is the

 Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is collecting Plastic nurdles on the shore of      the Harbour of Rotterdam. To investigate how much plastic nurdles are infiltrated in the      soil, he went to several spots inside the harbour to evaluate how much is the soil infected    by  plastic nurdles.

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Overview of how the soil on the shore of the Harbour of Rotterdam is looking like. Slowly the plastic nurdles have taking over the natural soil and forming a layer on the ground.

Overview of how the soil on the shore of the Harbour of Rotterdam is looking like. Slowly      the plastic nurdles have taking over the natural soil and forming a layer on the ground.

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harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is collecting Plastic nurdles on the shore of the Harbour of Rotterdam. To investigate how much plastic nurdles are infiltrated in the soil, he went to several spots inside the harbour to evaluate how much is the

 Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is collecting Plastic nurdles on the shore of the Harbour of Rotterdam. To investigate how much plastic nurdles are infiltrated in the soil, he went to several spots inside the harbour to evaluate how much is the soil infected by      plastic nurdles.

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Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is geolocalizing all the plastic nurdles he found while investigating in the harbour of Rotterdam.

 Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is geolocalizing all the plastic nurdles he           found while investigating in the harbour of Rotterdam.

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Plastic nurdles collected during a field investigation in the Harbour of Rotterdam. The different colors show the different qualities and age and types of plastic polluting the soil of the Harbour of Rotterdam.

Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is collecting Plastic nurdles on the shore of the Harbour of Rotterdam. To investigate how much plastic nurdles are infiltrated in the soil, he went to several spots inside the harbour to evaluate how much is the soil infected by       plastic nurdles.

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Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is collecting Plastic nurdles on the outside of one of the biggest plastic producers of the Netherlands. He is collecting them at the entrance of the factory based in the Harbour of Rotterdam, one of the biggest

 Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is collecting Plastic nurdles on the outside of one of the biggest plastic producers of the Netherlands. He is collecting them at the entrance of the factory based in the Harbour of Rotterdam, one of the biggest industrial port in      the world.

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Plastic nurdles collected during a field investigation in the Harbour of Rotterdam. The different colors show the different qualities and age and types of plastic polluting the soil of the Harbour of Rotterdam.

Plastic nurdles collected during a field investigation in the Harbour of Rotterdam. The different colors show the different qualities and age and types of plastic polluting the soil of the Harbour of Rotterdam.

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Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is collecting Plastic nurdles on the shore of the Harbour of Rotterdam. To investigate how much plastic nurdles are infiltrated in the soil, he went to several spots inside the harbour to evaluate how much is the

Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is collecting Plastic nurdles on the shore of the Harbour of Rotterdam. To investigate how much plastic nurdles are infiltrated in the soil, he went to several spots inside the harbour to evaluate how much is the soil infected by plastic nurdles.

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Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is collecting Plastic nurdles on the shore of the Harbour of Rotterdam. To investigate how much plastic nurdles are infiltrated in the soil, he went to several spots inside the harbour to evaluate how much is the

Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is collecting Plastic nurdles on the shore of the Harbour of Rotterdam. To investigate how much plastic nurdles are infiltrated in the soil, he went to several spots inside the harbour to evaluate how much is the soil infected by plastic nurdles.

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Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is sorting the different Plastic nurdles  he found on the shore of the Harbour of Rotterdam. He will bring the different specimen to a lab to  investigate the different types of plastic and how long they have bee

Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation is sorting the different Plastic nurdles  he found on the shore of the Harbour of Rotterdam. He will bring the different specimen to a lab to  investigate the different types of plastic and how long they have been there.

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Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation gives a presentation in Wageningen to a group of the Rotary club about the work of the Plastic Soup foundation and explains why it is so important to do something about the plastic problem.

Harmen Spek of the Plastic soup foundation gives a presentation in Wageningen to a group of the Rotary club about the work of the Plastic Soup foundation and explains why it is so important to do something about the plastic problem.

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Cor Peperkamp (60) (left) and Rudy Kerstens (51) (right) are working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble

Cor Peperkamp (60) (left) and Rudy Kerstens (51) (right) are working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble barrier and at the same time they also collect plastic and garbage in the entire canals of Amsterdam.

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Rudy Kerstens (51) is looking at the installation of the Great Bubble barrier to dock with their special boat. ​

Rudy Kerstens (51) is looking at the installation of the Great Bubble barrier to dock with their special boat.

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Cor Peperkamp (60) (right) and Rudy Kerstens (51) (left) are working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble

Cor Peperkamp (60) (right) and Rudy Kerstens (51) (left) are working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble barrier and at the same time they also collect plastic and garbage in the entire canals of Amsterdam.

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Cor Peperkamp (60) (right) and Rudy Kerstens (51) (left) are working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble

 Cor Peperkamp (60) (right) and Rudy Kerstens (51) (left) are working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble barrier and at the same time they also collect plastic and garbage in the entire canals of Amsterdam.

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Cor Peperkamp (60) (right) and Rudy Kerstens (51) (left) are working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble

 Cor Peperkamp (60) (right) and Rudy Kerstens (51) (left) are working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble barrier and at the same time they also collect plastic and garbage in the entire canals of Amsterdam.

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Cor Peperkamp (60) (left) and Rudy Kerstens (51) (right) are working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble

Cor Peperkamp (60) (left) and Rudy Kerstens (51) (right) are working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble barrier and at the same time they also collect plastic and garbage in the entire canals of Amsterdam.

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Rudy Kerstens (51) is working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble barrier and at the same time they also

 Rudy Kerstens (51) is working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble barrier and at the same time they also collect plastic and garbage in the entire canals of Amsterdam.

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Rudy Kerstens (51) is working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble barrier and at the same time they also

 Rudy Kerstens (51) is working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble barrier and at the same time they also collect plastic and garbage in the entire canals of Amsterdam. working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble barrier and at the same       time they also collect plastic and garbage in the entire canals of Amsterdam.

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Cor Peperkamp (60) (right) and Rudy Kerstens (51) (left) are working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble

Cor Peperkamp (60) (right) and Rudy Kerstens (51) (left) are working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble barrier and at the same time they also collect plastic and garbage in the entire canals of Amsterdam.

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Cor Peperkamp (60) (right) and Rudy Kerstens (51) (left) are working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble

 Cor Peperkamp (60) (right) and Rudy Kerstens (51) (left) are working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble barrier and at the same time they also collect plastic and garbage in the entire canals of Amsterdam.

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Rudy Kerstens (51) is working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble barrier and at the same time they also

 Rudy Kerstens (51) is working for waternet. They are responsible for cleaning the Canals of Amsterdam several times a week. They work together with The Great Bubble barrier to empty the container of the great Bubble barrier and at the same time they also collect plastic and garbage in the entire canals of Amsterdam.

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Cor Peperkamp (60) (right) and Rudy Kerstens (51) (left) are working for waternet. They are showing on their mobile phone what they found in their weekly cleaning trips.

Cor Peperkamp (60) (right) and Rudy Kerstens (51) (left) are working for waternet. They are showing on their mobile phone what they found in their weekly cleaning trips.

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A worker of Happy soaps is extracting the soap and preparing for it to be treated. This is the first part of the process. The way happy soaps works is that they don't use any plastic in the product itself and also not in the packaging and by doing so tryi

 A worker of Happy soaps is extracting the soap and preparing for it to be treated. This is the first part of the process. The way happy soaps works is that they don't use any plastic in the product itself and also not in the packaging and by doing so trying to minimize as much as much possible they use of water.

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Happy soaps makes comestica without using any plastic in their packaging and also not in the products themselves. Here they are deodorant made of only natural products. The packaging is a metal box.

 Happy soaps makes comestica without using any plastic in their packaging and also not in the products themselves. Here they are deodorant made of only natural products. The        packaging is a metal box.

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 Happy soaps makes comestica without using any plastic in their packaging and also not in the products themselves. Here they are deodorant made of only natural products. The        packaging is a metal box.

Happy soaps makes comestica without using any plastic in their packaging and also not in the products themselves. Here they are deodorant made of only natural products. The packaging is a metal box.

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Worker of Happy soaps is cutting the soaps that have been produced. The soaps of Happy soaps contain no plastic inside and the packaging is also not using any plastics. ​

Worker of Happy soaps is cutting the soaps that have been produced. The soaps of Happy soaps contain no plastic inside and the packaging is also not using any plastics.

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Worker of Happy soaps is cutting the soaps that have been produced. The soaps of Happy soaps contain no plastic inside and the packaging is also not using any plastics.

 Worker of Happy soaps is cutting the soaps that have been produced. The soaps of Happy soaps contain no plastic inside and the packaging is also not using any plastics.

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Happy soaps makes comestica without using any plastic in their packaging and also not in the products themselves

Happy soaps makes comestica without using any plastic in their packaging and also not in the products themselves

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Workers of Happy soaps are preparing the soaps to be polished and doing most of the work with their hands. The brand is not using any plastic inside the products but also with the packaging. They are also located in the Netherlands to avoid long distance

 Workers of Happy soaps are preparing the soaps to be polished and doing most of the work with their hands. The brand is not using any plastic inside the products but also with the packaging. They are also located in the Netherlands to avoid long distance transport.

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Happy soaps makes comestica without using any plastic in their packaging and also not in the products themselves

Happy soaps makes comestica without using any plastic in their packaging and also not in the products themselves

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Prof. Dr. Gert-Jan Ruter is a researcher affiliated to the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam and working for the research center Avantium. For the last years he has been working together with his team in making Plant based plastic that can

 Prof. Dr. Gert-Jan Ruter is a researcher affiliated to the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam and working for the research center Avantium. For the last years he has been working together with his team in making Plant based plastic that can be biodegradable and based on polymer research.

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Prof. Dr. Gert-Jan Ruter is a researcher affiliated to the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam and working for the research center Avantium. For the last years he has been working together with his team in making Plant based plastic that can

Prof. Dr. Gert-Jan Ruter is a researcher affiliated to the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam and working for the research center Avantium. For the last years he has been working together with his team in making Plant based plastic that can be biodegradable and based on polymer research.

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Prof. Dr. Gert-Jan Ruter is a researcher affiliated to the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam and working for the research center Avantium. For the last years he has been working together with his team in making Plant based plastic that can

Prof. Dr. Gert-Jan Ruter is a researcher affiliated to the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam and working for the research center Avantium. For the last years he has been working together with his team in making Plant based plastic that can be biodegradable and based on polymer research.

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Prof. Dr. Gert-Jan Ruter is a researcher affiliated to the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam and working for the research center Avantium. For the last years he has been working together with his team in making Plant based plastic that can

Prof. Dr. Gert-Jan Ruter is a researcher affiliated to the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam and working for the research center Avantium. For the last years he has been working together with his team in making Plant based plastic that can be biodegradable and based on polymer research.

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Prof. Dr. Gert-Jan Ruter is a researcher affiliated to the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam and working for the research center Avantium. For the last years he has been working together with his team in making Plant based plastic that can

Prof. Dr. Gert-Jan Ruter is a researcher affiliated to the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam and working for the research center Avantium. For the last years he has been working together with his team in making Plant based plastic that can be biodegradable and based on polymer research.

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Two volunteers of Trashure hunt are working on water reservoir bottles and preparing them to be reused for the collecting of trash that they do on a daily basis at the Scheveningen beach.

Two volunteers of Trashure hunt are working on water reservoir bottles and preparing them to be reused for the collecting of trash that they do on a daily basis at the Scheveningen beach.

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Art work made of plastic caps to sensitize the public of the amount of plastic that can be found on the beach. This is collected by the collective Trashure hunt regrouping many             volunteers every year.

Art work made of plastic caps to sensitize the public of the amount of plastic that can be found on the beach. This is collected by the collective Trashure hunt regrouping many volunteers every year.

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Art work made of plastic caps to sensitize the public of the amount of plastic that can be found on the beach. This is collected by the collective Trashure hunt regrouping many             volunteers every year.

Art work made of plastic caps to sensitize the public of the amount of plastic that can be found on the beach. This is collected by the collective Trashure hunt regrouping many volunteers every year.

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Ralph Groenheijde, the founder of Trashure hunt in the background. In front the different categories of trash all containing plastic that they collect on the beach. Scheveningen is thanks to this action one of the cleanest beaches of the Netherlands. Not

 Ralph Groenheijde, the founder of Trashure hunt in the background. In front the different categories of trash all containing plastic that they collect on the beach. Scheveningen is thanks to this action one of the cleanest beaches of the Netherlands. Not only do people pick up the trash but also all the economic actors and citizens living around the beach are            actively participating in the clean up.

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Art work made of plastic caps to sensitize the public of the amount of plastic that can be found on the beach. This is collected by the collective Trashure hunt regrouping many volunteers every year.

 Art work made of plastic caps to sensitize the public of the amount of plastic that can be found on the beach. This is collected by the collective Trashure hunt regrouping many             volunteers every year.

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