For the junk out

Together strong for plastic-free water

  • Thursday, September 25, 2025, 1:00-17:00 p.m. (walk-in from 12:30 p.m.)
  • Theater De Kampanje, Willemsoord 63, 1781 AS Den Helder

Theme meeting on plastic pollution in our surface water. After all, plastic is everywhere, even where we don't want it. It threatens our water and together we can do something about it! 

Program
1 p.m.Opening by chairman of the day Maarten Bouwhuis
1:10 p.m.

Dirk Groot aka the Zwerfinator.

How big is the litter problem and what does it mean to us?

1:40 p.m.

Roel van Raak (business director DRIFT): 

Effective governance in complex tasks

2:10 p.m.Discussion led by Maarten Bouwhuis on collaboration on complex issues
2:30 p.m.Break
3 p.m.Working sessions
  • Monitoring and measures - Learning from existing initiatives
  • What is the role of volunteers and resident initiatives?
  • Building blocks for an integrated approach to litter
4 p.m.Plenary closing - Are we coming to a gentlemen's agreement?
4:30 p.m.Drink

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