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.
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Newsletter October/November 2024
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.
Disasters and floodings: Emergency fund
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.…
Collaboration with the ESRAG Taskforce Plastic Solutions
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.
New EndPlasticSoup projects to support
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.
Rotary Clubs in action
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…
Education ‘Happy Green’ in SE Asia – Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam
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…
Our oceans have learnt how to eat plastic!
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…
New facts & figures about plastic and healthcare
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…
Rotary European Meeting Luxemburg 4-6 October 2024
Ilya Shcharbitski, Director EndPlasticSoup for Rotaract, presented the EndPlasticSoup initiative to Rotaractors.
EndPlasticSoup at the Rotary Europe Summit in Bonn
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…
7 Steps to a Climate Friendly Rotary Club
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…
EndPlasticSoup Dollard project installs first Innovative Waste Cleaner DPOL
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…
Award Best Twin Project at EUCO Bucharest
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…
Actions World Earth Day 2024
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.
EU Legislation regarding waste and microplastics
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…
EndPlasticSoup at the Rotary International convention in Singapore
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…
Progress Un Plastic Treaty
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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