2023 Rotary International Convention in Melbourne
EndPlasticSoup is present at the convention with a booth and a break-out session on Wednesday 31th 11AM.
The Plastic Blitz, River Thames, England
Henley Rotary Club, D1090, UK, and friends were in Henley early May undertaking a Plastic Blitz on the Big Help out day. Together with Henley Sea Cadets, Henley Rowing Club, Children from Gillotts school plus other volunteers we cleared rubbish from Mill Meadow and along the towpath to Hambledon. Fifteen bags of rubbish collected, two…
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…
Expedición La España Azul
Ambassador Club RC Marbella apoya la expedición La España Azul que investiga el plástico en las costas españolas. La expedición está dirigida por el famoso aventurero Nacho Dean y tiene como objetivo crear conciencia sobre los desechos plásticos marinos y promover el cuidado de los hábitats marinos. El barco y su tripulación partieron de San…
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…
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…
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…
Los microplásticos están en todas partes: se puede lograr una reducción del 70 %
En noviembre de 2022, nuestro instituto de investigación de la alianza TNO en los Países Bajos publicó un nuevo informe sobre microplásticos.