Western North America EndPlasticSoup club actions
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Newsletter December 2023
Read our newsletter with news about the MoU signed between the ICC Executive Council and EndPlasticSoup, the expansion of the Leadership group for EndPlasticSoup with Region Directors and Theme Directors, new research results regarding microplastics and actions around the world.
Youth for a plastic free Lake Victoria , Uganda
The Ambassador Club Rotaract Muteesa 1 Royal University Kirumba in D9214, Uganda organized awareness education and actions in Uganda for young people: Kalangala Mwena cleanup (with clubs from all over Greater Masaka) Interact club of Wagwa high school community project Interact club of Mustard seed senior secondary school in Lukaya. The actions are aimed on…
Rotary Youth Exchange in action for EndPlasticSoup
The students of the Rotary Youth Exchange in The Netherlands supported EndPlasticSoup with several fundraising actions and during a great goodbye event they handed over the cheque 8,000 Euro for education in Indonesia. A great result and example for the next student group and for Youth Exchange in other countries.
Education and cleanup in Ghana
Our Ambassador Rotaract Tamale organized education, awareness and cleanup actions for schools in the city of Tamale in North Ghana. In August they started with 5 schools, so about 150 young children, age below 15. The School Project will continue the education and awareness regarding plastic pollution in 2024: 10 Schools, 30 Student per School…
COP28 in Dubai
EndPlasticSoup was represented at the COP28 in Dubai by Abdul Rashid Alhassan, Rotaract Tamale, Ghana As one of the 12 selected volunteers, I found myself among a dynamic and passionate group representing the global Rotary-Rotaract community. This diverse team united by a common purpose added depth to the experience, fostering collaborative efforts and shared insights…
Stop Plastic Waste Event at the Floriade in Almere
On June 4, Rotary members were at the Floriade Expo 2022 for the Stop Plastic Waste Event. This event was organized by the Rotary clubs Almere, Almere Weerwater, Almere New Town, Zeewolde and Huizen Gooimeer in collaboration with Rotary EndPlasticSoup. Tour of the Floriade Expo 2022 During the event, the Plastic Beach House, made by…
New research and developments regarding microplastics
During the last months some interesting articles were published about new research and developments regarding microplastics. Parkinson and dementia Parkinson’s disease and dementia linked to nanoplastics that may affect the brain. Researchers from Duke University School of Medicine have found nanoplastics affect a specific protein found in the brain, causing changes linked to Parkinson’s…
Street Tile ‘Here starts the Sea’
After many actions by Rotary Clubs in Spain, France and last year along the North Sea coast in The Netherlands, we now placed the first EndPlasticSoup Street Tile (or Pavement Tile) in the province Noord-Brabant in The Netherlands. Initiated by and jointly with the Dutch Service organization ‘Vrouwen van Nu’ (Women of Today) the Pavement…
Worldwide EndPlasticSoup Cleanup actions Rotaract Clubs from 30 countries
Rotaract Scheveningen and Rotaract Dubai teamed up with EndPlasticSoup Rotary to organize clean-up events in October and November, bringing together Rotaractors from 30 different countries. As part of the “End Litter Trail” we assisted clubs in planning events from the Philippines to Mexico. Almost every part of the world participated, with people working together to…