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GUPPYFRIEND Professional

We stop microplastics at the source. Microplastics are a global problem that requires a holistic approach and joint action. We all contribute to the problem and can therefore all be part of the solution.

Sports facilities

What do tennis courts, tartan tracks, ice rinks, artificial turf pitches and riding arenas have in common? They all emit large quantities of microplastics into the environment. [...]

Textile Laundry

When washing synthetic textiles made of e.g. polyester, nylon, acrylic, microfibres dissolve and detergents used in an industrial context contain plastic. [...]

Building Cleaning

Microplastics accumulate in many places during building cleaning. Plastic particles are rubbed off when cleaning synthetic floors and carpets. [...]

Road

Tyre abrasion from passenger and commercial road transport is one of the largest sources of microplastics in road traffic. But by no means is it the only. [...]

Production

Microplastics are produced in many industries and phases of production: Pellets in plastics production, abrasive particles from eyeglass lenses, tiny fragments in the packaging industry. [...]

GUPPYFRIENDly Location

GUPPYFRIENDly Location is a certificate for organisations that actively identify and stop (micro)plastic sources and help to communicate the issue. [...]

What does GUPPYFRIEND Professional do?

Together with project partners, GUPPYFRIEND is reducing the outcome of microplastics into nature in a measurable and sustainable way. We identify and evaluate the sources, determine the size distribution and analyse the type and composition of microplastic samples in the laboratory. We create low-key recommendations for action and develop suitable, cost-optimised product solutions to stop microplastics based on the analysis results and the intended use.

And of course, we measure the result:
How much microplastic pollution was prevented? How many chemicals and CO2 were saved?
And exemplary behaviour is rewarded: with the certification as a ‘GUPPYFRIENDly Location’.

Advantages of a co-operation

Measurable environmental protection
Reduction of microplastic pollution in soil, water and air through innovative product solutions

Compliance with sustainability goals
Implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), compliance with ESG and CSR criteria

Innovative lead
Pioneering work in the field of sustainable, innovative solutions to stop microplastic pollution

Raising acceptance among employees
Joint development of company-specific solutions through training courses and workshops

Positive brand perception internally and externally
Communication campaign to raise awareness of microplastics, implementation of product solutions and recognition as a ‘GUPPYFRIENDly location’

Avoidance of fines
Compliance with existing wastewater regulations and planned statutory environmental regulations (often not complied today)