Rotary Club Amsterdam-Nieuwendam has developed two innovative recycling projects: a mobile plastic recycling LAB for primary and secondary education in the Netherlands and a circular plastic recycling factory for 10 fishing villages in Vizianagaram, AP, on the east coast of India.
Our Rotaract Ambassador Club in Uganda, Rotaract club of Muteesa 1 Royal University Kirumba Masaka D9214, prepares an education and awareness project “Youth for a plastic free lake Victoria”. The target area is the Kalangala district and lake Victoria landing and fishing site. The project target population are 6000 school children and 4000 Community members,…
Germany Education boxes have been developed for primary, secondary and professional schools. Rotary Clubs all over Germany donate these boxes to schools in their community. Many boxes have already been donated. More information (German) United Kingdom Rotary Clubs now support more and more education jointly with our young ambassadors Kids Against Plastic and their Plastic Clever…
Rotary Club Brühl awarded our young ambassadors of Bye Bye Plastic Bags with 11,000 euro. The gift will be used for education booklets, educational training sessions, creation of teacher training and education content, and development of another educational booklet for grade 1,2,3 elementary school. Together with the city of Brühl, the EndPlasticSoup Supporter Club Brühl…
Rotaract Scheveningen and Rotaract Dubai organized an EndPlasticSoup cleanup with 65 clubs in 16 countries.
In the Parliamentary Forum in the context of the G20 Parliamentary Speaker’s Summit P20, Aeshnina Azzahra Aqilani (Nina) representing Indonesia’s young generation delivered a message to the delegation of G20 member parliaments. Nina asked parliamentarians to make strict rules to reduce plastic production and limit the use of plastic. Also prohibit the use of toxic chemicals…
Young Ambassador Ellyanne Wanjiku calls on leaders: they need to listen up for consequences of climate change on fertile land. But there is hope: in Western Kenya desert land was brought back to life with trees and crops.
Our Young Ambassador and climate youth leader Melati Wijsen speaks about her mission to eliminate plastic waste and inspire other young people to become actors for change.
How do microplastics affect food safety? Dr. Huerta Lwanga discusses the issue of plastic use in agriculture (fertilizer, compost, mulch, sludge etc.). Microplastics in soil affect soil life and crop growth; these plastic particles can additionally migrate through the soil food chain and eventually into the crops. Huerta Lwanga’s work has found that soil diversity…
En novembre 2022, notre institut de recherche de l’alliance TNO aux Pays-Bas a publié un nouveau rapport sur les microplastiques.