Plastic Soup Foundation

Together we can close the tap

Since Plastic Soup Foundation was founded, we have had one goal: to put an end to the endless stream of (disposable) plastic. Despite the overwhelming amount of plastic produced every day, we see solutions. We know that legislation is of vital importance in this, and thanks to our supporters and partners, we are already further than ever to reach this goal. In 10 years, people will think very differently about plastic than they do now. With today's pioneers, we are creating tomorrow's future.

We are a people-funded organisation.

Your support and donations are crucial to us continuing our fight for a cleaner, safer world. All proceeds go towards supporting our mission, amplifying the push for good plastic legislation and providing consumers with tools to take control of their plastic use, such as the Beat the microbead app.

‘FOR REASONS THAT DEFY ALL LOGIC AND RESPONSIBILITY, PLASTICS HAVE LARGELY ESCAPED REGULATORY SCRUTINY FOR OVER 100 YEARS’

Prof Dr Dick Vethaak

Science at our core

Scientists have been ringing the alarm bell on plastic chemicals, micro/nano-plastics and the known impact on human health for decades. World leaders, via UNEP, say human health is an important focus for the Plastics Treaty. But to date protecting human health is not being given the urgent consideration it warrants. That is why some of the world’s top scientists, represented by the Plastic Health Council, have come together to codify the HEALTH SCIENTISTS’ GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY.

Plastic Health Council

Introducing some of the expert scientists of the Plastic Health Council, dedicated to researching the far-reaching impact of micro, nano-plastics and chemicals on human health.

The Plastic Health Council brings together Plastic Soup Foundation and A Plastic Planet, united in their commitment to support the expert scientists, ensuring their research on micro and nano plastics, and the impact of their chemical additives on human health, is considered in the UN Global Plastics Treaty negotiations.

Dr. Shanna Swan

Dr. Shanna Swan is an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist. She is Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, Adjunct Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, San Francisco and Senior Scientist at Environmental Health Sciences.

Her work examines the impact of environmental exposures on reproductive health and neurodevelopment.

Prof Thais Mauad

Associate Professor of Pathology of the Sao Paulo University Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Research focus on lung diseases, including the role of ambient exposures, including microplastics, on lung and human health.

Her group described for the first time the presence of microplastics in human lungs. In Sao Paulo, her group also described an association between COVID-19 genomic particles and Microplastics in the air, in the region surrounding the academic hospital.

Dr Pete Myers

Chair, founder and Chief Scientist of Environmental Health Sciences. As a co-author of Our Stolen Future, he has worked on endocrine disruption, a term he coined, since the early 1990s, publishing many research and policy papers in the peer-reviewed literature.

He has chaired the board of the Science Communication Network since its founding in 2003 and also served as board chair of the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment.

Our business community is there to share knowledge, organize live networking events, facilitate joint site visits and stimulate peer learning. Plastic Soup Foundation remains independent in the collaboration. Together we are able to give system change a face, and to show: It is possible!

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Together we can close the tap

We are a people-funded organisation.

‘FOR REASONS THAT DEFY ALL LOGIC AND RESPONSIBILITY, PLASTICS HAVE LARGELY ESCAPED REGULATORY SCRUTINY FOR OVER 100 YEARS’

Science at our core

Plastic Health Council

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