Polluted Fairytales

Smyle, a Dutch producer of plastic-free oral care products, has launched an awareness campaign about plastic pollution. The goal: to encourage both the industry and consumers to make the switch to plastic-free products and packaging.

When we heard that Smyle has already prevented nearly 10,000,000 plastic packages and microplastics from entering the ocean thanks to their plastic-free packaging, we knew we had to make this visible in a striking way.

We used well-known sea icons like Nemo, Ariel, and Moana. We show these icons in their natural habitat and these days, that’s not the beautiful scene we're used to from fairy tales and cartoons. Smyle is continuing this mission and will launch many more initiatives so that together, we can make a real difference, now and in the future.

Featured in 230th issue of Lürzer’s Archive.

Client: Smyle | Agency: Fitzroy

Animated mermaid with red hair swimming amidst a ocean of trash, including toothpaste tubes and plastic waste, with the text 'The real reason she wants to leave the ocean' and an advertisement for toothbrush tablets.
Underwater scene filled with floating discarded toothpaste tubes and caps, with text overlay stating 'Finding Nemo Gets Harder Every Day' and a soap bottle with branding 'Smyle Toothpaste Tablets' and tagline 'Brighter Smile, Cleaner Planet'.
A woman in a canoe in the ocean surrounded by plastic toothpaste tubes and caps; the sky is blue with some clouds, and there is a message that reads 'No wonder the ocean is calling her.'
A large billboard showing a colorful, underwater scene filled with floating plastic toothpaste tubes, illustrating ocean pollution. The billboard promotes awareness about plastic waste in oceans and highlights the impact of plastic pollution.