Together with the University of Osnabrück and the plastic industries EndPlasticSoup started an educational program for primary schools in September and a challenge for highschool students called Make@thon that will be held in January 2024. During one week teams of 3-5 students will work on subjects related to plastics and sustainability. We will tell you…
Op 4 juni waren Rotary-leden op de Floriade Expo 2022 voor het Stop Plastic Waste Event. Dit event werd georganiseerd door de Rotaryclubs Almere, Almere Weerwater, Almere New Town, Zeewolde en Huizen Gooimeer in samenwerking met Rotary EndPlasticSoup. Rondleiding op de Floriade Expo 2022 Tijdens het event werd het Plastic Strandhuisje, gemaakt door Save Plastics,…
The International Board of Rotary EndPlasticSoup is pleased to announce an extension of the Leadership for EndPlasticSoup with Region Directors and Theme Directors, for an initial 3-year term. EndPlasticoup Directors create and manage the annual plan for the region or the theme to contribute to the goal of EndPlasticSoup. They promote, communicate, cooperate and manage…
During the last months some interesting articles were published about new research and developments regarding microplastics. Parkinson and dementia Parkinson’s disease and dementia linked to nanoplastics that may affect the brain. Researchers from Duke University School of Medicine have found nanoplastics affect a specific protein found in the brain, causing changes linked to Parkinson’s…
Rotaract Bursa Nilufer in Turkey developed the EndPlasticSoup calendar for 2024. You can order them via Dr. Reha AKIN PDG RI District 2440 at email address: guvern2015.16@gmail.com. Price is for 10 or 50 pack boxes, 80 or 280 EUR, of which 10 or 50 EUR are for Rotaractors in order to finance their EPS projects,…
On November 17th Ilya Shcharbitski of our Ambassador Rotaract Club Scheveningen, D1600, Netherlands, has been rewarded as the EndPlasticSoup Most Active Rotaractor 2023.
De Eerste EndPlasticStoep stoeptegel in de provincie Noord-Brabant met de tekst ‘Hier begint de zee’ is geplaatst op 22-11-2023 door de ‘Vrouwen van Nu’ en Rotary EndPlasticSoup voor de ingang van het Provinciehuis in Den Bosch. De tegel werd gelegd door Jannie Meeuwissen van het project ‘Plastic en ik’ van ‘Vrouwen van Nu’ en door…
Rotaract Scheveningen and Rotaract Dubai teamed up with EndPlasticSoup Rotary to organize clean-up events in October and November, bringing together Rotaractors from 30 different countries. As part of the “End Litter Trail” we assisted clubs in planning events from the Philippines to Mexico. Almost every part of the world participated, with people working together to…
Brand audit report 2018-2022: For the fifth year in a row, Break Free From Plastic has identified the world’s top plastic-polluting corporations. A brand audit is a participatory initiative where citizen scientists count and document the brands found on plastic waste to help identify the companies responsible for plastic pollution.
ESRAG: Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group. ESRAG empowers members of the Rotary Family worldwide to take actions to sustain our environment, particularly to stabilize our climate.