On my 2023 Windsurf Expedition Oslo-London, 2000 km, I will bring back English littered plastic bottles back to London, together with lessons learned about Deposit Return Systems in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands.
CAMPAIGNS
Kite surfing across the North Sea, a 1000km sup tour across the Rhine, a 550 km sup tour through The Netherlands visiting schools and meeting representatives of the packaging business ...
Check out our campaigns, expeditions and successes achieved, such as deposits on plastic bottles and cans, waste separation in schools, paper instead of plastic wrappers, plastic polluting products removed from the stores and new campaigns.
Current Campaigns
#Pakzooi Campaign
To get around deposits, beverage manufacturers are switching from plastic bottles to on-the-go beverage cartons. By doing so, they undermine a well-functioning deposit system and create more litter. That's why beverage cartons should also have a deposit.
Help us: send pictures of beverage cartons lying around with the Plastic Avengers app!
Operation Overload
On-the-go food & drink packaging is often oversized, causing our trash bins to constantly overflow. Operation Overload captured this with 1999 photos of bulging trash cans. We must move toward less and smaller, collapsible containers!
Campaigns 2014-2022
Expedition & CampaignMission Reuse
2022 - a surf trip from Brussels to Amsterdam, 385 km, exactly the distance of all the disposable cups thrown away every morning in the Netherlands Read more
CampaignCup Count Campaign
2022 - 42,882 photos of litter cups. Only deposit helps against 164,000-328,000 daily disposable cups in the environment Read more
Campaign#MissionMars
2021 - We collected over 23.000 photo's of littered Mars wrappers, held the Mars Company accountable and advocate biodradable wrappers Read more
Expeditions & DocuWaste seperation in schools
2020-2021 - Two long suptours through the Netherlandsw to make waste seperation in school possible Read more
CampaignOperation SplashPlastic
2020 - Stopping plastic designed to be thrown in our streets and environment. Result: ban signed by Dutch Retail. 💦! Read more
CampaignOperation Crackling ball
2019-2020 - From the street to politics. Result: recalls and ban on plastic in fireworks Read more
CampaignStopping plastic sweets wrapper pollution
2018-2020 - First Zwerfinator + PSS campaign. Anta Flu sweet wrappers changed from plastic to wax paper. Read more
CampaignPlastic Avengers
2019 - Plastic Avengers need to work together to fight plastic pollution effectively. One goal, one vision. Read more
DocumentaryPlastic Paradox
2019 - A personal movie about ideals, determination and the search of one man who wants make a difference. Read more
Expedition & DocuFrom Source to Sea
2017 - A 1000 km Stand Up Paddle expedition on the river Rhine to confront companies with the plastic litter found in the river. Read more
CampaignMeeting CEO's with the bailiff
2017 - World first use of bailiffs and a formal notice for CEO's of plastic producing companies. Read more
Expedition & DocuMessage on a bottle - short docu
2016 - An incredible adventure & the runup to bottle deposits in the Netherlands. Watch the movie! Read more
ExpeditionPlastic Hunters
2015 - Sailing expedition around the Baltic Sea and North Sea. Making educational VLOGs with my 8y old daughter Read more
Expedition & DocuThe first plastic soup board
2014 - Birth of the Plastic Soup Surfer with a record attempt on the first kiteboard made of plastic litter Read more
Presentations, Schools
PresentationPlastic Soup Surfer (online) presentations
Let the Plastic Soup Surfer inspire your event. Vision, clear "calls to action" and storytelling! Read more
VideoVlog and podcast series
Video reports from the battle field Read more