1 July 2022: weekly news round-up

by Amelia Meier on 01/07/2022 No comments

Our roundup of the week’s most important stories

1. US Supreme Court removes EPA’s power to limit CO2 emissions

Blow to climate action: the US Environmental Protection Agency can no longer force power plants to reduce emissions.
The Environmental Protection Agency of the world’s second largest greenhouse gas emitter has been prevented from regulating emissions from fossil fuel plants, leaving the US government with limited means to reach its target of a decarbonised power grid by 2035 – and unknown consequences for the global fight against climate change. Read the full story here.

2. Viruses are hitchhiking on microplastics

Intestinal viruses have been found to survive for up to three days on microplastics in water. Read more about what this means for our health here.

3. Effective change needs participation, not penalties!

New research in Indonesia confirms what Trash Hero has always believed: empowering communities – not punitive fines – is the key to successful marine protection. Read the full research here.

4. It’s Plastic Free July

Whether you are a consumer or a producer of plastic, this month it’s time to start making changes:

– Find out more about the campaign 

– Start your own challenge

– Sign the petition to get companies to also reduce their plastic – this month and forever!

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24 June 2022: weekly news round-up

by Lydia on 24/06/2022 No comments

Our roundup of the week’s most important stories

Unilever’s empty plastic promises

Our round-up of the weeks most important stories Unilever's empty plastic promises. The company vowed to ditch plastic sachets, but secretly has been fighting to keep them - report reveals

They said single-use sachets were “evil” and vowed to stop producing them. Secretly, they lobbied against laws that would ban them. Find out why in Reuter’s new report.

EU agrees to common charger 

Our round-up of the week's most important stories European Union agrees to one common charger No more unnecessary e-waste (and tangled cables)! A "single charger" rule for all electronics from 2024

No more unnecessary e-waste (and tangled cables)! The EU will enforce a “single charger” rule for all electronics starting from 2024

Circular economy predicted to create 250,000 jobs in London by 2030

our round-up of the week's most important stories Circular economy predicted to create 250,000 jobs in London The findings add to growing research on the economic and social benefits of zero waste

New research shows that by working towards a circular economy, London could see an extra 250,000 jobs in less than ten years! Find out how in ReLondon’s report

The findings add to a growing body of research that says zero waste models have huge economic and social benefits.

Global plastic waste set to triple by 2060

Our round-up of the week's most important stories Global plastic waste set to triple by 2060 a new report from OECD claims 'business as usual' approach is unsustainable

If nothing changes, three times the amount of plastic will be entering our lives by 2060, says the OECD, with less than a fifth of it being recycled. Their new report claims the “business-as-usual” approach is unsustainable.

Packaging waste – how citizens pay for businesses’ irresponsibility

Our round-up of the week's most important stories Packaging waste - how citizens pay for businesses' irresponsibility The founder of Trash Hero Beograd explains why citizens are not to blame for the current plastic crisis

Dragana Katić, the founder of Trash Hero Beograd, explains why citizens are not to blame for the current plastic crisis and what can be done to improve the situation.Read the full article in Balkan Green Energy News

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Trash Hero recognised by UN Environment

by Seema on 08/07/2018 No comments

On World Oceans Day 2018, Trash Hero was honoured to be featured alongside inspirational figures Tiza Mafira from Diet Kantong Plastik​, Afroz Shah​, Hugo Tagholm from Surfers Against Sewage and Stiv Wilson from The Story of Stuff Project as one of UN Environment’s “5 Ocean Heroes” in an article on their website.

You can read the full text here: https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/saving-our-seas-5-ocean-heroes-battling-turn-toxic-tide

Our thanks to them, and to everyone around the world doing amazing work to #BeatPlasticPollution!

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Trash Hero at TEDxYangon

by Leslie Finlay on 23/06/2017 No comments

MAY 21, 2017: YANGON, MYANMAR

Trash Hero Myanmar Coordinator Phone Kyaw Moe Myint, who goes by Carl, tells the audience at TEDxYangon about the words that changed his life: “Become a Trash Hero.”

The sailing champion has spent his life on the water, and admits that he hadn’t truly considered the problem of pollution very much until it directly impacted his life – a tendency he criticizes too many of us are guilty of, but understands all the same. Then the waters of his Inya Lake became so overrun with trash that it threatened his beloved sport and livelihood.

Since that day, Carl is a firm believer in Trash Hero’s global movement of mobilizing the hands and hearts of individuals to enable change. In his talk, he champions the power of building awareness and influencing others through small behavioral changes – that together we can solve the global garbage crisis.

His words are dedicated the more than 20,000 heroes out there! Check out his speech below.

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Leslie FinlayTrash Hero at TEDxYangon

Myanmar Coordinator on the Cover of MYANMORE Magazine

by Leslie Finlay on 16/06/2017 No comments

16 June 2017 – Trash Hero Myanmar

In its inaugural year, Phone Kyaw Moe Myint (Carl) led Trash Hero Myanmar to meet some impressive goals. The multiple Southeast Asian gold-medal winning sailor has had a lifelong love affair with his local Inya Lake, but now as a coach and mentor to Myanmar’s next generation of athletes, he takes its preservation even more seriously.

In its June 2017 issue – just one year after the chapter’s founding – MYANMORE Magazine featured Carl on its cover heralding his immense contributions to the country as an athlete, businessman, and now as a Trash Hero.

The article chronicles some of the chapter’s awesome achievements in the last 12 months:

  • Carl promoted Trash Hero at TEDx Yangon – May 21, 2017
  • Trash Hero Myanmar now functions in four cities** – Yangon, Mandalay, Ngwe Saung beach and Pyin Oo Lwin – with events scheduled monthly. Enthusiasm may drive weekly events soon, however.
  • Altogether the chapters boast more than 5,000 heroes and have removed more than 20,000 kg of trash
  • The Yangon chapter has cleared nearly 2,000 kg of waste from Inya Lake alone (using paddle boards!)
  • Following the successful TEDx, Trash Hero is working with City Mart to reduce the company’s plastic bag usage
  • Carl is systematically removing plastics from the Inya Lake Sailing Club and from the Vantage Tower (his office)

**Since the article, the beautiful mountain city Lashio has joined the Trash Hero family as well!

Read the full MYANMORE Magazine article below.

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Leslie FinlayMyanmar Coordinator on the Cover of MYANMORE Magazine

Aeschbacher is a Hero, Too!

by Amelia Meier on 08/03/2017 No comments

8 March 2017 – Trash Hero World

Tonight we had the honour of being invited to Swiss talk show “Aeschbacher”. Trash Hero (and one of our Founders) Roman Peter did a fantastic job in giving viewers a short introduction into the organisation… and found a fellow Trash Hero in the moderator, Swiss TV legend Kurt Aeschbacher.

The show will be broadcast this Sunday, 12 March 2017 at 22.05 CEST on SRF1. See the full program description here, and tune in on Sunday.

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Trash Hero Thailand in the News Again

by Amelia Meier on 04/01/2017 No comments

03 January 2016 – Trash Hero Thailand

Trash Hero Thailand has made it onto the news again, with a wonderful contribution aired on Thairath TV. See it here! Thairath TV covered Trash Hero Bangkok  (and a lot of our dedicated Trash Heroes from that chapter) and Trash Hero Thailand, and is a wonderful reference for the work Trash Heroes are doing in Thailand.

Fun fact: Thairath has 1 million followers on youtube, and 7 million likes on Facebook. So how better to reach a lot of people than this?

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90 NGOs with a vision of the future free from plastic

by Amelia Meier on 14/09/2016 1 comment

14 September 2016 – Trash Hero World

Trash Hero World is proud to be among a group of 90 NGOs, who just laid out a groundbreaking new global vision for a future free from plastic pollution. The vision lays out 10 principles. This represents the first step in a global movement to change society’s perception and use of plastics.

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