From London to Paris: The "Plastic Soup Surfer" has arrived at the Eiffel Tower

Merijn Tinga's goal: to speed up the introduction of deposit systems in France, as he keeps coming across floating plastic bottles from France on his expeditions.

• You can read more about Tinga's expedition to the spring and its background here.

"I have reached the finish line. What an adventure, what wonderful encounters, what experiences. It was incredible! A special day, the highlight of which was a meeting with Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris! Incredible, incredible," writes Merijn Tinga after his arrival in Paris.
The surfing activist is convinced: "What did I talk to the mayor about? About littering, its causes and the solution: deposit systems. Like we have in the Netherlands, because it works. Six months after the deposit system was introduced, there were 80% fewer plastic bottles in circulation."

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• Interview with Merijn Tinga: Activism on a surfboard, 1800 kilometres across the sea