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. After the request for help in Eastern Europe and Bosnia-Herzegovina to cleanup the plastic pollution caused by the floods in September and October 2024, we…
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 600 attendees had a great program about sustainability, intergenerational dialogue, peace, vision, and about Bonn, the city of Beethoven and the home to over 25…
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.
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 Rotaract Club in Costanza. The recognition highlights the successful partnership and the positive impact of the project on young learners. Designed for school children, the…
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 on the EU ‘Nature Restoration Law’.
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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 and our Booth in the House of Friendship.
Ralf Thiel, Director Health at EndPlasticSoup, RC Wiesbaden-Rheingau, D1820 Germany, presented the Theme Plastic and Health during the Synergy Europe meeting in January. Based on the experiences in hospitals the EndPlasticSoup project group will support the discussion and actions to remove (plastic) waste from hospitals and in medical care: Avoid single use instruments of steel…
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, D9212, Kenya, presented the progress of the UN Plastic Treaty at the Synergy Europe meeting on 27th January 2024. Progress towards developing an International Legally…
How do sustainability and plastic fit together? 42 committed students from Emsland and the county of Bentheim in D1850 (Germany) dealt with this question.