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Anne Marieke Eveleens, Saskia Studer and Francis Zoet
Anne Marieke Eveleens, Saskia Studer and Francis Zoet

Anne Marieke Eveleens, Saskia Studer and Francis Zoet (who became friends teaching sailing classes at the same sailing school) were continuously confronted with plastic debris while on the water. They wanted to come up with a solution to stop plastic from entering the oceans without blocking the continuous ship traffic or fish migration. The solutions that already existed only caught floating debris while a huge part of waste travels lower.

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Inspiring PeopleArlette DiederiksAnne Marieke Eveleens, Saskia Studer, Francis Zoet, stop plastic from entering the oceans, Great Bubble Barrier, floating debris, plastic waste, Plastic Pollution, bubble screen, fish, ships, Plastic Free Rivers Makathon, Plastic free, PWN, Rijkswaterstaat, Department of Waterways and Public Works, Deltares, plastic problem, waterways, rivers, cleanup, prevention, awareness, Postcode Lottery Green Challenge, Plastic Soup Foundation, Asia, polluting rivers, My Green Goodie heroComment
Microfibers
Microfibers

Microplastics pollution in oceans, rivers and lakes are not only made of microbeads and broken down pieces of plastic coming from bags, bottles etc. On the contrary, multiple studies have found that synthetic fibers coming from our clothes make up the biggest share of microplastics in the environment. (for example, according to a study by IUCN nearly 34%). 

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My Green Goodie InfoArlette DiederiksMicrofibers, Synthetic fibers, Microplastics, Mark Browne, Plastic Soup Foundation, IUCN, Miriam Diamond, Tersus, Sherri Mason Comment