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.
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 scale to many schools in these countries. The Happy Green Indonesia materials (Student book, Activity guide with 34 activities and the Board Waste Game) have…
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 a water cleaning robot that can remove floating contaminants such as plastic or waste from water. Freerk Potze presented the machines on behalf of the…
Project Cleanup of the Motagua River (Honduras & Guatemala)
Project for cleaning the Motagua river, awareness in the community , introducing waste management and set up a recycling factory in Honduras.
Project Waste-to-Reward Agroforestry Initiative
Rotaract Club Tamale (Ghana) in partnership with the Ummy Relief Foundation, Technology Without Borders and Rotary EndPlasticSoup will start the project to tackle waste management challenges while promoting sustainable agriculture and community development. Through a five-year initiative, we envision transforming waste into valuable resources and fostering environmental stewardship in the community.
Project Oceanographic Portugal Azul expedition
Ambassador Club RC Marbella and Rotary Clubs in Portugal support the La Portugal Azul expedition that investigates plastic waste along the Atlantic coast of Portugal including the Azores. The expedition is led by famous adventurer Nacho Dean as a follow-on of the successful La Espana Azul expedition in 2023, and aims at raising awareness of…
Project Uganda Greater Masaka – Waste management and Plastic Upcycling
Plastic pollution has become a significant environmental challenge in Greater Masaka, affecting communities across six districts in Uganda. This proposal aims to address the adverse effects of plastic pollution by establishing a waste management process and comprehensive recycling initiative while concurrently fostering economic empowerment opportunities for local communities.
Project EndPlasticSoup DPOL Dollard
Rotary Club Winschoten, Netherlands, and Rotary Club Leer, Germany, have sold two ‘End Plastic Soup’ puzzles « Santa Run » and « Summer Camp » drawn in the (Netherlands) very popular Jan van Haasteren-stile. Funds raised by selling the puzzles Part of the profit was contributed to the development of a Bubble Barrier in the Old Rhine in Katwijk,…
Microplastics in Marine Environment
The Rotary Clubs from the wider Split area in Croatia support the Institute for Oceanography and Fisheries (IOR) to equip IOR with devices for examination and determination of exact degree and type of microplastics pollution pollution in the Adriatic Sea. The Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries is the first national scientific institution dedicated to marine…
Assiut – Adopt a River
RC Al Shorouk (D2451 Egypt), RC München-Land (D1842,Germany) and NGO VeryNile, decided to make a Global Grant project at Assiut which is situated 500 km south of Cairo and on the River Nile. In relation with the initiatives Adopt a river and End Plastic Soup, the project aims to collect the plastic from the Nile…