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…
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…
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…
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…
Brand audit report 2018-2022: For the fifth year in a row, Break Free From Plastic has identified the world’s top plastic-polluting corporations. A brand audit is a participatory initiative where citizen scientists count and document the brands found on plastic waste to help identify the companies responsible for plastic pollution.
ESRAG: Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group. ESRAG empowers members of the Rotary Family worldwide to take actions to sustain our environment, particularly to stabilize our climate.
In this newsletter we inform you about upcoming Action Days with examples of club actions to inspire you. We announce the details of worldwide Rotaract actions planned in September and October. Join them!
EndPlasticSoup was present at the convention with a booth and a break-out session. Barbara McChesney and Melanie Lewis are sharing their experiences.
Our July newsletter contains the latest information about the worldwide EndPlasticSoup projects and actions, the new Young Ambassador Fionn Ferreira and we are looking back to the RI Convention in Melbourne were EndPlasticSoup was present.
Hotels in Southern Vietnam unite to create a plant that upcycles plastic waste The hotel industry in Vietnam’s idyllic Cam Ranh is tackling the scourge of plastic waste head on, working together to ultimately help establish a local plant that upcycles all types of plastic waste. The “End Plastic Soup in Cam Ranh” campaign, spearheaded…
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