Plastic Soup Surfer visits Wageningen in fight against plastic waste.

ENPNewswire-September 7, 2021--Plastic Soup Surfer visits Wageningen in fight against plastic waste

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Release date- 06092021 - Merijn Tinga fights against plastic litter in a very special way.

He paddles through the Netherlands on his sup or surfboard made from plastic waste. You may already know him as the Plastic Soup Surfer. As an artist, kite-surfer and environmental activist, he inspires people both young and old and actually brings about change.

Deposit on small plastic bottles

With his earlier actions, he played a major role in the introduction of a deposit on small plastic bottles and cans.

Besides preventing litter by introducing a deposit, he also directs his actions to the manufacturers. By using the Plastic Avengers App you can share photos of plastic litter. He uses the data from this app as evidence to confront manufacturers with the polluting effect of their packaging or product and convince them to change it. With success!

The motivation for current action

But that is not where the end of this battle lies. Last year, he paddled through the Netherlands to draw attention to the separation of waste in educational institutions. Because why don't we separate there?

The reason is that waste from schools, clubs and institutions is officially not household waste, but industrial waste. Household waste is collected separately, whereas for commercial waste you have to close a contract for each type of waste. This is often too expensive for (educational) institutions. As a result, it all ends up in one pile in the incinerator.

Although his campaign last year drew...

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