Newsletter May 2023
Read more in our newsletter about the EndPlasticSoup Action Day on June 3rd and EndPlasticSoup on the International Rotary Conference in Melbourne.
Das war mal Müll, nun ist es Kunst
Kunst aus Plastik: Ein gemeinsames Werk von den RYLA-Teilnehmer*innen und dem Künstler und Rotarier Hugo Soto Beim ersten spanisch-deutschen RYLA-Seminar auf Mallorca engagierten sich 15 Schülerinnen und Schüler fürs Säubern verschmutzter Strände. Die Jugendlichen wurden begleitet von Marja Ritterfeld, ex-Governeurin von D1850 und Mitglied des Vorstands von EndPlasticSoup. Sie wurde vom Rotary Club Calvia International eingeladen.…
Worldwide EndPlasticSoup Action Day June 3rd 2023
On June 3rd it is Worldwide EndPlasticSoup Action Day. It is the 6th time that we show that all around the world, Rotarians and Rotaractors are People of Action. On the important theme of End Plastic Soup. We are happy to hear that so many initiatives are being implemented again this year. The actions can…
New video: Why EndPlasticSoup
Why do we need to act? What can we do? Watch our new video.
Create awareness about pollution from cigarettes butts
Stop pollution from filter cigarettes. 10 million kilos of cigarette butts per year, only in the Netherlands. That is extremely polluting, for land and for the sea. Please use an ashtray and don’t throw cigarette butts on the street anymore. Three videos made by the students of the Ignatius Gymnasium in Amsterdam, together with RC…
Neuer Club mit neuen Horizonten
Am Samstag, 23. Oktober 2021 wurde der neue Rotary Club Passport Horizon D1850 gegründet. Bereits am nächsten Morgen waren die neuen Rotarier*innen als „people of action“ beim CleanUp an den Rheinufern in Leverkusen aktiv!
UN report Global Bottled Water Industry: A Review of Impacts and Trends
Worldwide, The bottled water industry has grown 73% in the past ten years. Every minute, over 1 mn bottles are sold globally. This growth poses a threat to groundwater resources, contributes to the plastic-bottle pollution and carbon emissions, and weakens the role of the state to provide universal access to drinking water, see this report…
Technik ohne Grenzen
The goal of Technology without Borders (Technik ohne Grenzen e.V.) is improving living conditions in developing countries.
Young Ambassador Ellyanne at the Africa Children Conference
Last week plastic pollution was discussed at the Africa Children Conference and it will be on the Outcome Statement that will be shared. The Africa Children’s Summit is a continental forum that seeks to give children a platform for participation.
Plastic pollution in the ocean
Plastic pollution in the ocean might be enabling the creation of new floating ecosystems of species that are not normally able to survive in the open ocean. Read more in this news item from CNN. In a new study a team of researchers revealed that dozens of species of coastal invertebrate organisms have been able to…