{"id":16189,"date":"2020-06-08T16:12:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T14:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/made-blue-helps-the-fight-against-plastic-pollution\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T08:52:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T06:52:41","slug":"made-blue-helps-the-fight-against-plastic-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/made-blue-helps-the-fight-against-plastic-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Made Blue helps in the fight against plastic soup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"waarom-wij-strijden-tegen-plastic-soup\">why we&#8217;re fighting ocean plastic<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Did you know that most of the plastic waste floating in our oceans comes from just a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2018\/06\/90-of-plastic-polluting-our-oceans-comes-from-just-10-rivers\/\">few rivers<\/a> in the world?<br\/>Rivers originating in developing regions in Africa and Asia carry the vast majority of plastic waste directly to the oceans.<br\/>By providing clean water to those who need it most, Made Blue helps eliminate plastic waste right at the source.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\" id=\"wat-is-plastic-soep\">What is ocean plastic?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/nl\/natuur\/17514\/wat-is-de-plastic-soep\/\">Greenpeace<\/a> explains: every minute a truckload of plastic waste ends up in our oceans: 94% sinks to the bottom, 1% remains floating around and 5% washes to shores. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">The uninhabited Henderson Island is one of the most desolate places on earth\u2026 but with about 671 pieces of plastic waste scattered around per square meter! The amount of plastic waste in our oceans is way beyond our imagination and with huge consequences:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Plastic waste yearly kills over 100,000 animals in the sea. 1 out of 3 sea turtles have plastic inside. Microplastics have been found in human feces and even kitchen salt!<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Plastic-Soup-on-Shore-AdobeStock_197607856-xs-1024x683.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Plastic-Soup-on-Shore-AdobeStock_197607856-xs-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Made Blue fights against Plastic Soup\" class=\"wp-image-23325 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Plastic-Soup-on-Shore-AdobeStock_197607856-xs-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Plastic-Soup-on-Shore-AdobeStock_197607856-xs-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Plastic-Soup-on-Shore-AdobeStock_197607856-xs-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Plastic-Soup-on-Shore-AdobeStock_197607856-xs-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Plastic-Soup-on-Shore-AdobeStock_197607856-xs.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-7-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11035 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-7-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-7-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-7-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-7-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-7-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MADE-BLUE-Dag-1-Impactreis-Ethiopi\u00eb-Foto-Anne-Harteman-7-1.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"water-in-plastic\">Bottled water<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In developing regions, bottled water is often sold in plastic bottles or plastic bags and in small quantities: this makes it affordable to those having to make a living with less than a Dollar a day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When access to tap water is not available, cheap plastic bottled waters often are the best available option. That makes the lack of access to tap water one of the main sources of plastic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/environmentalists-say-drinking-water-bags-harmng-nigeria\/1647923.html\">waste<\/a> pollution according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/may\/27\/improve-water-supply-in-poorer-nations-to-cut-plastic-use-say-experts\">experts<\/a>. This is the case in urban areas an so in about half of our projects.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center has-white-color has-lightgray-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-blue-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:100px\">&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:24px\">Rivers originating in developing regions in Africa and Asia carry the vast majority of plastic waste straight to the oceans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2018\/06\/90-of-plastic-polluting-our-oceans-comes-from-just-10-rivers\/\">World Economic Forum<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-blue-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:100px\">&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\" id=\"hoe-maken-wij-het-verschil\">How we make a difference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Together with many initiatives worldwide promoting saving water, supporting tap water use and with many NGO\u2019s working along side Made Blue we fight ocean plastics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">With construction of deep wells, pipelines and public water fountains, we aim at making a difference for those living at the bottom of the pyramid and together fight against plastic soup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Having realized over 8 billion litres of clean water in developing countries, we eliminated billions of plastic bottles and bags no longer being needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ae2fe186 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/water-projects\/\">More on how we operate<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/075-landscape-1024x683.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/075-landscape-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11405 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/075-landscape-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/075-landscape-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/075-landscape-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/075-landscape-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/075-landscape-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/075-landscape-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"statistics-block_ad01ffe06fcd8a2f4d0b90176e09d117\" class=\"wp-block statistics\">\n    <div class=\"blue-white-blocks\">\n        <div class=\"row  small-up-1 medium-up-2 xlarge-up-4 columns-4\">\n                                                <div class=\"column  \">\n                        <div>\n                                                        <h4> <span class=\"counter\">1<\/span> LITRE<\/h4>\n                            <p>Made Blue Water<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"column  \">\n                        <div>\n                                                        <h4>= <span class=\"counter\">1.000<\/span> litres<\/h4>\n                            <p>of drinking water in developing countries<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"column  \">\n                        <div>\n                                                        <h4>+ <span class=\"counter\">7<\/span> kgs<\/h4>\n                            <p>of CO2-emissions prevented <\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"column  \">\n                        <div>\n                                                        <h4>&#038; <span class=\"counter\">500<\/span> <\/h4>\n                            <p>plastic bottles or bags saved<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\" id=\"ook-minder-co2\">Also less <sub>CO2<\/sub><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">When people have to rely on polluted water, they will boil it before use, often over an open fire, especially in remote areas. By making clean drinking water available, this is no longer necessary and therefore much less wood or coal is burned, which saves a lot of CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions and harmful smoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">For example, the IRC calculated that a ceramic water filter produces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ircwash.org\/blog\/carbon-finance-unlocking-investments-safe-water\">1.03 tons of CO<sub>2<\/sub> per year per filter<\/a>. Conservatively calculated with 10 users per filter and the UN figure that 1 person needs at least 20 liters of water per day, the filter is good for 73,000 liters per year. This means that 1 million liters of clean drinking water results in a CO<sub>2<\/sub> saving of 13.74 tons. And this is the case in about half of our projects.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Handen-aan-pomp-in-Kenia-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10227 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Handen-aan-pomp-in-Kenia-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Handen-aan-pomp-in-Kenia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Handen-aan-pomp-in-Kenia-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Handen-aan-pomp-in-Kenia-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Handen-aan-pomp-in-Kenia.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Metro-City-Kitchen-Utrecht.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11601 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Metro-City-Kitchen-Utrecht.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Metro-City-Kitchen-Utrecht-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Metro-City-Kitchen-Utrecht-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Metro-City-Kitchen-Utrecht-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hoe-jij-kunt-helpen\">join us<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With your company you can <strong>give back water<\/strong> that has been saved (or consumed) by a product, service or your entire organization, one liter at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <strong>enjoy chilled and sparkling water at work<\/strong>, straight from the pipe or treat your colleagues to stylish reusable water bottles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or you can drink or serve the best water in the world in your restaurant, hotel, wellness center or any other occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/\">View all options<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"help-mee-in-de-strijd-tegen-plastic-soup\">Help us fight ocean plastics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We call our water solutions the best water for the world.<br\/><strong>They can also be the best water for you, your guests and your employees.<\/strong><br\/><strong>We have solutions<\/strong> for hospitality, office and on the go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-secondary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">You might want to read these updates too:<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"overzicht-block_62951104fa74d5b28139329ce291c5b4\" class=\"wp-block overzicht aligncenter\">\n\t<div class=\"blocks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row small-up-1 large-up-2 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Each bottle provides 1,000 times as much clean drinking water.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/the-izy-bottle-the-easiest-thermos-flasks-to-keep-your-water-cool\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/set-urban-500-768x512.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h4\">Retulps Mission Indisposable 2020 Explained<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Retulp Mission Indisposable 2020: 20 million litres of clean drinking water. How are they going to reach this goal together with Made Blue? <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/retulps-mission-indisposable-2020-this-is-what-it-means\/\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/latest-news\/\">Show all updates<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We ensure less plastic here, but also fewer plastic bags and disposable bottles in developing countries. 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