Plastic
paradox
A documentary by
eelke dekker
Plastic
paradox
A documentary by
eelke dekker
Plastic
paradox
A documentary by
eelke dekker

making a difference

When doing the right thing is not what is needed…

Director: Eelke Dekker // 63min // 2019

Plastic Paradox is a story about the extraordinary campaign against plastic pollution by the so called ‘Plastic Soup Surfer’. It shows the activist Merijn Tinga, who motivated by his previous success, decides to 3D-print a new surfboard from plastic litter and windsurf this over 600 kilometers. The expedition is full of setbacks and it confronts him with his ambitions and his ultimate goal.

It is a personal movie about ideals, determination and the search of one man who wants make a difference…

Extra's

"This very demanding and environmentally inconvenient material
is sold to consumers in the name of convenience."

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World cleanup
day

A day in september on which citizens are activated to pick up litter and monitor what they find.

the le havre
landfill

A landfill in the north of France eroding into the ocean each coming tide.

THE BREDENE
DEPOSits PETITION

A municipality in on the Belgium coast that has recently decided to implent deposits all by themselves as a protest.

The movement

We need you to fight plastic pollution:

 

Learn about the Plastic Avengers and join the movement!

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