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…
Le plastique qui finit dans la mer s’accumule sur les plages, dans l’eau et sur les fonds marins. La majeure partie de la pollution plastique se trouve sous l’eau. Les organismes marins tels que les poissons absorbent les (micro)plastiques et ceux-ci se retrouvent dans notre chaîne alimentaire. La source : https://www.grida.no/resources/6904 (en anglais). Maphoto/Riccardo Pravettoni) https://www.grida.no/resources/6904
Read more in our newsletter about the EndPlasticSoup Action Day on June 3rd and EndPlasticSoup on the International Rotary Conference in Melbourne.
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…
Les scientifiques ont détecté des nanoplastiques de différents types dans la neige sur un site isolé de haute altitude dans les Alpes. La modélisation du transport aérien indique un transport régional et à longue distance de nanoplastiques, provenant préférentiellement des zones urbaines européennes. Ces zones urbaines sont des sources importantes de nanoplastiques sur ce site,…
Why do we need to act? What can we do? Watch our new video.
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…
