In order to reduce Plastic waste in the River Nile RC Al Shorouk (Egypt) along with RC Muenchenland (Germany) established a Global Grant to build a catamaran boat to collect plastic from the Nile and send it for recycling and production of several products. This project is self sustainable and covers its costs due to…
Our young ambassador Nina developed a plan to create plastic-free canteens at schools in Indonesia. This includes awareness regarding the reduction of plastic packaging to avoid plastic waste, and it also brings awareness regarding the overuse of sugar by children causing obese weight and health problems. Stages of develop a sachet free canteen (Aware Manage,…
Nina at the UN-INC4 in Ottawa Nina was in Ottawa, Canada, end of April, where she was attending a global summit on plastic waste. This summit, the fourth session of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, took place from 23…
We are happy to inform you at the start of April, when the world celebrates Earth Month, about the progress of Rotary EndPlasticSoup regarding new alliances, projects and events.
Interesting new report from earthday.org: Babies versus Plastics
End Warming Now shows how Rotary and Rotaract can walk this path together. By taking responsibility and being able to act. Now.
In the isolated exclave of Oecusse in Timor Leste, a community is banding together to challenge an environmental issue that affects us all—plastic pollution. Despite its remote location, bordered by the Savu Sea and nestled within Indonesian territory, Oecusse faces a problem familiar worldwide: the pervasive spread of plastic waste. Since 2001, an inspiring initiative…
These aren’t just any benches; they are beacons of kindness and environmental stewardship. Known affectionately as « Buddy Benches » or « Friendship Benches, » they stand as vibrant invitations for connection in the school playgrounds, offering a safe harbour for any child feeling isolated or in need of companionship. Through the generous support of Rotary Lane Cove, these…
Art made of plastic: A joint work by the RYLA participants and the artist and Rotarian Hugo Soto. At the first Spanish-German RYLA seminar on Mallorca, 15 schoolchildren got involved in cleaning up polluted beaches. The young people were accompanied by Marja Ritterfeld, ex-governor of D1850 and member of the board of EndPlasticSoup. She was…
In February Dr Ralf Hardenberg, EndPlasticSoup Ambassador of Rotary Club of Nürnberg-Connect, Germany, visited Ghana. He was excited to volunteer for a medical project at a hospital in Nkawkaw, Ghana, and saw plastic everywhere. Thousands of black disposable plastic bags, small plastic water sachets, plastic bottles – even littering the hospital grounds. Plastic never goes…