Newsletter march 2024
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.
Babies versus Plastics
Interesting new report from earthday.org: Babies versus Plastics
Rotary doctor clears plastic from Ghanaian hospital grounds
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…
Masaka, Bukasa island trip to understand effects of plastic pollution
Geofrey Arinaitwe is using his EndPlasticSoup bicycle to reach out to youth living on the shores, Islands, fishing and landing sites of Lake Victoria to educate them about about plastic pollution its effect, how to end it, take care of climate conservation and protection of biodiversity. Many people can get information and additional knowledge towards…
Health and plastic pollution in medical care
Ralf Thiel, Director Health at EndPlasticSoup, RC Wiesbaden-Rheingau, D1820 Germany, presented the Theme Plastic and Health during the Synergy Europe meeting in January. Based on the experiences in hospitals the EndPlasticSoup project group will support the discussion and actions to remove (plastic) waste from hospitals and in medical care: Avoid single use instruments of steel…
Progress Un Plastic Treaty
In March 2022 the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) unanimously endorsed in Nairobi a historic resolution to End Plastic Pollution. Janet Kabeberi-Macharia, Director UN Plastic Treaty at EndPlasticSoup, RC Karura, D9212, Kenya, presented the progress of the UN Plastic Treaty at the Synergy Europe meeting on 27th January 2024. Progress towards developing an International Legally…
Upcycling factory, Global Grant, Vizianagaram, East Coast India
Read more about this joint plastic recycle and youth training program initiated by RC Amsterdam-Nieuwendam &
RC Vizianagaram in India
Worldwide EndPlasticSoup Action Day June 1, 2024
Rotarians We are People of Action, do organise your World Wide EndPlasticSoup Action day, show your club at your environment and organise a clean -up, a priknick, with your local for school, sportclub, ploggers, be creative and have fun!
Make@thon student competition: Our future with plastics?!
How do sustainability and plastic fit together? 42 committed students from Emsland and the county of Bentheim in D1850 (Germany) dealt with this question. On the initiative of the regional plastics network „Ems-Achse“ , they took part in the make@thon competition. They worked in small groups for a week to process and correct myths and…
Cooperation Clubs in the Balkan Countries
From 15. February 2024 Rotary Club Zagorje Kum is the official Ambassador of EndPlasticSoup for the Balkan region: Rotary and Rotaract clubs from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania. Cooperation with the clubs and region from Troglav to Ohrid. We are happy and proud to be with you and helping…