Founding a pioneering company to develop technology that monitors pollution and removes it from waterways Every year, millions of tons of plastic waste get into the oceans, putting marine species at risk of extinction. Grosjean, a 29-year-old engineer, launched Ocean CleanX to develop automated pollution monitoring and removal tools that use artificial intelligence and drones…
National Geographic starts the action against plastic pollution. We have defined 8 goals for #STOPMETPLASTIC. With this we want to reduce plastic that is produced for single use. What can you do to contribute? The eight goals consist of six products that you often use in daily life and that are easy to refuse and…
Boyan Slat, founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, received the 44th International Leonardo Da Vinci Prize at the Rijksmuseum on Saturday June 2nd, 2018. The prize, an initiative of 11 European Rotary Clubs, is for a young, promising person who is active in one of the many fields of work of Leonardo da Vinci.…
The ‚Eco Bus America‘ project is committed to education in the field of environmental problems, with the focus on the problems caused by the excessive use of plastic in our current society. The goal of this project is to create awareness about this among the people. Jorien Timmers wants to make adults and children aware…
On November 7, 2018 Rotary Club Huizen Gooimeer organized an inspiring and informative seminar at De Krachtcentrale in Huizen for the introduction of EndPlasticSoupNow. There was a lot of interest in the meeting, not only from Rotary members of various clubs in the region, but also from many other interested parties. The program was varied…
STUDIOKCA, a brooklyn-based architecture and design firm, has pulled over five tons of waste from the ‘plastic soup’ that is floating on the surface of the pacific ocean. This accumulation was used as a medium for their four story tall sculptural whale that now rises up out of the bruges canal. this colossal whale, ‘skyscraper,’ serves to both address…
The mission of the Plastic Pollution Coalition is to measurably reduce plastic pollution and its toxic impacts on people, animals, the ocean and the environment. PPC has two core initiatives that represent the foundation of its work: (1) Educate and inform. Elevate the discourse about plastic pollution to the forefront of public attention; deliver access to…
We are excited to announce that Saltwater Brewery is the first brewery to use and implement the world-famous Eco Six Pack Rings! The first ecofriendly six pack ring made from by-product waste and other compostable materials, E6PR is designed to replace plastic rings, which are truly damaging to our environment. The E6PR featuring Screamin’ Reels IPA is available to…
Two people are heading for the South Pole in a vehicle made of plastic waste, powered by the sun. Join us, because creating a cleaner world is an adventure for everyone Read more
This sneaker comes from the sea: the Shao shoes made from algae and plastic soup. With these shoes you make water cleaner. In the new sneaker Shao there are five plastic PET bottles that have been removed from the Mediterranean. There is not so bad with the plastic soup. Nevertheless, the Spanish company Ecoalf is…