Meet our Board
We’re proud to welcome new board members to the Plastic Whale Foundation. Their experience and commitment strengthen our mission to create long-term impact through education and action. Welcome on board!
Meet our Board
2025 marked a new chapter for the Plastic Whale Foundation.
After years of dedication, our founder and Chair, Marius Smit, stepped down from the Board. Together with Trix Derriks, he laid the foundation for the organisation we are today. Thanks to their vision, entrepreneurship and perseverance, thousands of children, young people and adults have taken action for plastic-free land and water. We are deeply grateful for everything they have contributed.
Their departure also created space for a new phase.
We are proud to welcome a new Board: a group of people with diverse backgrounds, expertise and perspectives, united by one shared ambition—to empower as many children and young people as possible to become part of the solution to plastic pollution.
Together, they bring experience in entrepreneurship, governance, law, finance, communication and strategy. This diversity strengthens our organisation, helps us build long-term partnerships and enables us to increase our impact.
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Plastic Fishing is an interactive outdoor activity where students experience sustainability in a fun, tangible way. Armed with nets, gloves, and curiosity, pupils head outside to “fish” plastic waste from their local environment — canals, riversides, parks, or playgrounds.
By actively cleaning their surroundings, students learn about plastic pollution, circularity, and their own role in protecting nature. Plastic Fishing turns awareness into action and shows children that their efforts matter.
Invisible impact
Plastic Fishing is an interactive outdoor activity where students experience sustainability in a fun, tangible way. Armed with nets, gloves, and curiosity, pupils head outside to “fish” plastic waste from their local environment — canals, riversides, parks, or playgrounds.
By actively cleaning their surroundings, students learn about plastic pollution, circularity, and their own role in protecting nature. Plastic Fishing turns awareness into action and shows children that their efforts matter.
Long term solution
Plastic Fishing is an interactive outdoor activity where students experience sustainability in a fun, tangible way. Armed with nets, gloves, and curiosity, pupils head outside to “fish” plastic waste from their local environment — canals, riversides, parks, or playgrounds.
Policy change
Plastic Fishing is an interactive outdoor activity where students experience sustainability in a fun, tangible way. Armed with nets, gloves, and curiosity, pupils head outside to “fish” plastic waste from their local environment — canals, riversides, parks, or playgrounds.
By actively cleaning their surroundings, students learn about plastic pollution, circularity, and their own role in protecting nature. Plastic Fishing turns awareness into action and shows children that their efforts matter.
By actively cleaning their surroundings, students learn about plastic pollution, circularity, and their own role in protecting nature. Plastic Fishing turns awareness into action and shows children that their efforts matter.
