Educatie Plastic Whale Foundation
School program in Dutch for primary school children aged 10-12 years.
EndPlasticSoup at the D1090 Conference in Oxford 18-20 March 2022
EndPlasticSoup was represented at the District 1090 Thames Valley Conference 2022 in Oxford, England. Presentation EndPlasticSoup Gert-Jan van Dommelen board member of EPS was one of the guest speakers during the afternoon program on 19 March. In his presentation, he addressed the global problem of plastic pollution, the huge impact of microplastics on climate change,…
Make your own Action Day logo 2022
1.Open the word document 2. Insert the ‘png’ version of your End plastic Soup District logo. Position at the bottom ‘in front of text’. Select picture and choose ‘Size and position’ to select ‘in front of text’. 3.Place in the white section underneath the visual. 4. Save as PDF to digitaly distribute use on social…
Los microplásticos están en todas partes: se puede lograr una reducción del 70 %
En noviembre de 2022, nuestro instituto de investigación de la alianza TNO en los Países Bajos publicó un nuevo informe sobre microplásticos.
Greta Bürgerhoff Young Ambassador
Greta Bürgerhoff (16) took part in the German school competition «Jugend forscht» as a student. She studied the effect of cigarette butts on water fleas. The results were devastating. German television became aware of her and also the learning and research center :metabolon, with which she will lead a campaign.
UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution
We are so happy that the United Nations agreed on a Plastic Pollution Treaty at the 1st of March 2022. The United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi agreed to end plastic pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024. Heads of State, Ministers of environment and other representatives from 175 nations endorsed this…
Kickoff Advisory Board EndPlasticSoup
At 1st March 2022 the kickoff of the international Advisory Board for EndPlasticSoup took place. In two meetings we discussed several topics regarding latest developments to reduce plastic pollution, how to increase cooperation and how to grow our initiative: The UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution just signed in Nairobi by 175 countries. Dr. Janet Kabeberi-Macharia…
Rotary Clubs unveil a large plastic collecting Fish sculpture at Royal Beach, Mijas Costa, Spain
On 15th February the Rotary Clubs of Mijas International and Marbella-Guadalmina, Mijas Town Hall, and Association Mi Moana, proudly unveiled a large fish sculpture on the beach, designed to collect plastic bottles. The unveiling was performed by Concejalia Arancha Lopez of Mijas Town Hall and Willem Falter of RC Marbella Guadalmina, which is the Ambassador…
Young Ambassador: Aeshnina Azzahra Aqilani (Nina)
Aeshnina Azzahra Aqilani (Nina, age 14) from Indonesia has been recognized as our EndPlasticSoup Young Ambassador.
Inspired by Greta Thunberg´s Fridays for Future movement and with the support of her parents Nina started as an environmental activist in her home region of Gresik Regency, East Java, Indonesia.
Ellyanne Wanjiku Young Ambassador
Ellyanne Wanjiku Chlystun Githae is 11 years old. She is Kenya’s Youngest Mashujaa, Mashujaa is Swahili for ‘Heroes’, & East Africa’s Youngest Climate Change Ambassador. Ellyanne is famous for her initiatives to plant trees and stop plastic pollution.