Attention for Plastic at the national Rotary Festival in Maarssen (Netherlands)
Tijdens het Rotary Festival in Maarssen op 15 mei was er volop aandacht voor het verbeteren van de Plastic life cycle: reduce, reuse & recycle.
Tijdens het Rotary Festival in Maarssen op 15 mei was er volop aandacht voor het verbeteren van de Plastic life cycle: reduce, reuse & recycle.
We are so happy that the United Nations agreed on a Plastic Pollution Treaty at the 1st of March 2022. The United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi agreed to end plastic pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024. Heads of State, Ministers of environment and other representatives from 175 nations endorsed this…
At 1st March 2022 the kickoff of the international Advisory Board for EndPlasticSoup took place. In two meetings we discussed several topics regarding latest developments to reduce plastic pollution, how to increase cooperation and how to grow our initiative: The UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution just signed in Nairobi by 175 countries. Dr. Janet Kabeberi-Macharia…
EndPlasticSoup installs an international Advisory Board to keep us up to date on the latest developments to reduce plastic pollution, and give us advice how to increase impact, expand cooperation, and choose priorities to grow the EndPlasticSoup initiative.
On 15th February the Rotary Clubs of Mijas International and Marbella-Guadalmina, Mijas Town Hall, and Association Mi Moana, proudly unveiled a large fish sculpture on the beach, designed to collect plastic bottles. The unveiling was performed by Concejalia Arancha Lopez of Mijas Town Hall and Willem Falter of RC Marbella Guadalmina, which is the Ambassador…
Aeshnina Azzahra Aqilani (Nina, age 14) from Indonesia has been recognized as our EndPlasticSoup Young Ambassador.
Inspired by Greta Thunberg´s Fridays for Future movement and with the support of her parents Nina started as an environmental activist in her home region of Gresik Regency, East Java, Indonesia.
Ellyanne Wanjiku Chlystun Githae is 11 years old. She is Kenya’s Youngest Mashujaa, Mashujaa is Swahili for ‘Heroes’, & East Africa’s Youngest Climate Change Ambassador. Ellyanne is famous for her initiatives to plant trees and stop plastic pollution.
We are honoured that Amy and Ella Meek want to become Young Ambassadors for EndPlasticSoup. Amy and Ella Meek are the teenage founders of the environmental charity Kids Against Plastic.
There are still puzzles for sale from the EndPlasticSoup Summercamp edition. This second puzzle of Rotary Club Winschoten (The Netherlands) was made in collaboration with Rotary Club Leer (Germany): a real summer puzzle with all kinds of activities around the international Rotary ‘Summer Camps’. The proceeds of the ‘Summer camp’ puzzle are again intended for…
Melati and Isabel Wijsen and the young leaders of Bye Bye Plastic Bags in 20 countries were recognized as Young Ambassadors of EndPlasticSoup.