3 new Region Directors in Asia
Michel De Vriendt, Ann Lorenzana and Oyan Villanueva are appointed as EndPlasticSoup Region Directors and members of the International Board.
Michel De Vriendt, Ann Lorenzana and Oyan Villanueva are appointed as EndPlasticSoup Region Directors and members of the International Board.
Read our latest newsletter with more information about the actions and projects you do, our emergency fund and our collaboration with ESRAG Taskforce Plastic Solutions.
Jablanica lake EndPlasticSoup has decided to raise an EndPlasticSoup Emergency fund to support Rotary clubs after disasters like floodings to support cleanups and processing of plastic waste in the environment.…
The ESRAG Taskforce Plastic Solutions and EndPlasticSoup are collaborating with the intention to communicate as one platform for actions, webinars, newsletters, conferences and sharing knowledge regarding the plastic pollution problem.
Several EndPlasticSoup projects are being prepared for a Global Grant by the local Rotary clubs and EndPlasticSoup. We are looking for international sponsor clubs to fund and participate.
In September and October Rotary Clubs worldwide organized awareness and cleanup events for World Cleanup day and World Rivers day. Below a summary of actions that were done. India Cleanliness…
EndPlasticSoup provided the education materials ‘Happy Green…’ for the pilot education at primary schools in The Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam. Pilots will now start and will be evaluated how to…
Oceans are carbon producers and eaters, an important source of carbon emissions and absorption, and have an enormous impact on our climate change. Research by institutes and universities to understand…
When we started the EndPlasticSoup initiative in 2018 we experienced a lack of research and evidence regarding plastic pollution. Since some years we see an increase of research findings regarding…
Ilya Shcharbitski, Director EndPlasticSoup for Rotaract, presented the EndPlasticSoup initiative to Rotaractors.
The Rotary Europe Summit in Bonn 30 August – 1 September, offered a great opportunity to create more awareness about EndPlasticSoup for our European Rotary Clubs and Governor Elects/Nominees. About…
A new book by Rotarian Michael Koch, The 7 Steps to a Climate-Friendly and Sustainable Rotary Club”, provides the guidance to address climate change in our own lives and as…
Thanks to a donation from Rotary Club Winschoten, ports in Oldambt will be the first locations in the Netherlands to use the innovative waste cleaner DPOL (DePOLlution) system. This is…
The EcoLearn Kit, an environmental educational project by Rotaract Scheveningen, has won the award for Best Twin Project at EUCO in Bucharest. This accolade was achieved in collaboration with the…
Several Rotary Clubs joined World Earth Day 2024 on April 22.Carrie Hemme from our Ambassador Club in Lake Havasu City in Arizona (USA), coordinated the cleanup actions on Earth Day.
Important legislative progress was made at the meeting of the 27 EU Ministers for Environment in Luxembourg in June regarding waste management, including textiles and microplastics and a final agreement…
The EndPlasticSoup initiative created a lot of attention all over the Rotary International Convention in Singapore: from Nacho Dean during his presentation at the main stage to our breakout presentation…
In March 2022 the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) unanimously endorsed in Nairobi a historic resolution to End Plastic Pollution. Janet Kabeberi-Macharia, Director UN Plastic Treaty at EndPlasticSoup, RC Karura,…
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