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Myanmar is Moving Fast

by Amelia Meier on 24/01/2017 No comments

24 January 2017 – Trash Hero Myanmar

Watch a wonderful movie Trash Hero Myanmar made about their work here, or check a recent segment that was aired in the news here. Trash Heroes have been active in Myanmar since July 2016, when a first chapter was founded in Yangon, Myanmar. The movement has made headway quickly, with a further three chapters (Mandalay, Ngwe Saung, and Pyin Oo Lwin) created within 4 months, and the plan to have three more in place by the end of 2017.

Only half a year into Trash Hero Myanmar, many cleanups have already taken place: The capital Yangon has seen the most action, although events have also taken place in Ngwe Saung Beach, Mandalay, Pyin Oo Lwin, and Dawei. A dedicated team of volunteer led by Country Coordinator Phone Kyaw Moe Myint plans and realizes all events.

So far, around 1700 volunteers have picked up over 9000 kg of trash. The trash is disposed of at sites designated by the government for now, as efforts to recycle and reuse the waste are underway. Myanmar is going through a huge transition on many fronts and is facing many challenges. Trash Hero Myanmar’s main goal is to make a difference by effecting behavioral change among the people, so that littering is reduced.

For 2017, Phone Kyaw Moe Myint and his team are planning the addition of new chapters, among them Bagan. Meanwhile, Inle Lake and Minbu and are further strengthening the ties with local leaders. The next cleanup event in Yangon will be taking place on 29 January 2017, and volunteers will be cleaning Ngwe Saung on 9 February 2017.

@Work Program in the (Swiss) News

by Amelia Meier on 06/01/2017 No comments

06 January 2017 – Trash Hero @Work Program

Our recent launch of the Trash Hero @Work program has just been written about in a Swiss newspaper from Lucerne. Read it here.

Trash Hero World’s @Work program creates a solid basis for reducing corporate and business waste to a minimum. In a first step, all office waste on an average day is analysed in detail. One by one, steps are then taken to reduce waste to a minimum. Employees might all commit to using our stainless steel bottles, or use their own containers to pick up their lunches. Slowly but surely, employees can move towards implementing a zero waste philosophy and can see how small changes make a big difference.

Ban Krut Launches Bottles

by Amelia Meier on 03/01/2017 1 comment

03 January 2017 – Trash Hero Ban Krut

Trash Hero Ban Krut has just launched the Trash Hero bottle. One more location in Thailand that has now joined! Bottles can now be purchased for 200 Baht, and those with a bottle in hand can then get free refills at the water stations at the Siriphong Guesthouse and the Gecko Bar Ban Krut (Gecko Bar Bankrut). OR, at any other one of the refill stations across Thailand.

The Trash Hero Bottle program aims to substantially reduce the amount of plastic bottles that end up on the beaches, in the sea, and in our communities by providing reusable replacements which not only benefit the environment, but also save those who own one money. Since March 2016, around 4000 litres of water have been bottled at the water station at Siriphong Guesthouse and the Gecko Bar. This means that more than 2600 plastic bottles (1.5l) have been saved… or 8000 bottles if we are counting in 0.5l bottles.

Launch of Trash Hero @Work Program

by Amelia Meier on 17/12/2016 No comments

17 December 2016 – Trash Hero Word & GKS Architekten + Partner AG

We have just launched the @Work program in cooperation with the architectural office GKS Architekten + Partner AG from Lucerne, Switzerland . The aim of the program is to reduce office waste to a minimum, and our project creates a solid basis for this. The 50 employees of the awesome architectural office GKS Architekten + Partner rang in a new era by committing themselves to the zero-waste philosophy, and will be doing everything they can to reduce their internal waste.

In a first step, team members examined the trash they as a company were producing daily. They estimated that they were using 2,600 disposable plastic dishes, 3,200 glas bottles, and around one ton of paper per year. Since this company takes corporate social responsibility seriously, they are all wenn under way to going zero waste: they will be avoiding trash wherever possible, strictly separating, and will try to use recyclable materials. To eliminate drinking bottles every GKS employee received a personalised Trash Hero bottle made of stainless steel as a Christmas present.

We are grateful for this amazing collaboration with GKS! Other corporations have already voiced interest as well, and we hope to inspire many more businesses to implement sustainable changes in the future! Read the full press release here.

Trash Hero Shanghai’s First Cleanup

by Amelia Meier on 03/11/2016 No comments

3 November 2016 – Trash Hero Shanghai

Trash Hero World is now also in China… starting in Shanghai! Their first weekly cleanup just took place and many more will follow. We’re hoping that the movement will now spread out to many more locations in China!

OceanCare and Trash Hero World

by Amelia Meier on 08/10/2016 No comments

8 October 2016 – New Collaboration with OceanCare

Our latest collaboration is with the amazing people from OceanCare. The organization has been committed to marine wildlife protection since 1989. Through research and conservation projects, campaigns, environmental education, and involvement in a range of important international committees, OceanCare undertakes concrete steps to improve the situation for wildlife in the world’s oceans. In 2011, OceanCare was granted Special Consultative Status on marine issues with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Through environmental education, OceanCare encourages a rethinking of our attitude towards plastic and urges people not to use disposable plastic.

The organisation cooperates with Trash Hero World and supports their various beach cleaning activities.OceanCare analyses the dynamics of micro- and macroplastic pollution at sea and has, on an international level, campaigned for a ban on particularly noxious plastics and on the use of microplastic in cosmetics.

First Cleanups in Myanmar

by Amelia Meier on 01/10/2016 No comments

September 26, 2016 – Trash Hero Myanmar

Trash Hero Myanmar cleaned Ngwe Saung with 380 people and collected a total of 3’900 kg of trash. The organisers are hoping to start various cleanups in the country.

All photos and recent information on cleanups can be found on their Facebook page here.

Collaboration with Peduli Alam

by Amelia Meier on 03/06/2016 No comments

Meaning “Protect Nature” in Indonesian, Peduli Alam was created in 2008 by French citizens and Bali lovers Charlotte Fredouille and Laetitia Girouxas as an NGO specialising in waste management and collection in Amed, on Bali’s beautiful East coast. Among its many activities, the organisation organises awareness campaigns at schools and villages educating about waste management. The Balinese nature suffers from over-use of plastics, and locals – often poorly educated villagers (farmers and fishermen) – are not aware of the consequences of burning plastics and/or throwing these away carelessly into rivers or the ocean.

Outside cities and developed tourist areas (that represent only 10% of the island), there is often no garbage collection organised by the government. The objective of Peduli Alam therefore is to raise awareness of the results from incineration or disposal of garbage in nature. For this, Peduli Alam provides simple solutions: they build big trash bins along the coast so locals can dispose of their inorganic trash. Peduli Alam’s team then collects trash several times per month, and bring the trash to a sorting station.

Peduli Alam has collaborated with the Trash Hero Amed chapter from the very beginning in May 2015. They’re an indispensable, loyal and highly effective partner: Trash Hero Amed organises the beach clean-ups and collects rubbish with volunteers, and Peduli Alam does everything else. They supply trash bags, sticks, and gloves and, most importantly, transport the trash collected to the sorting station. Beyond that, Peduli Alam keeps part of that trash to transform it into ecobricks (see here for additional information) as well as bags made of recycled plastic.

Follow Peduli Alam here on Facebook.

Collaboration with Coboat

by Amelia Meier on 15/04/2016 No comments

We are thrilled to announce a collaboration with the non-profit organization Coboat. Their belief is that being on the ocean creates an environment where people open their eyes to new possibilities. They disrupt the traditional work space by moving it to a boat, offering a coworking space on a catamaran that travels the world. Participants can join for weeks of inspiration and knowledge exchange, experiencing the world on the water while being environmentally friendly through the use of solar and wind power.

Coboat organizers have indicated that they plan on using our bottles at events and on the catamaran, and will plan their trips so that they can attend Trash Hero cleanups. We look forward to working with Coboat to make the world a better place!

First Cleanup on Koh Lanta √

by Amelia Meier on 30/01/2016 6 comments

30 January 2016 – Trash Hero Koh Lanta

39 people from 11 countries participated in the first Trash Hero Koh Lanta cleanup today! What a gift to have so many volunteers present for two hours, while we cleaned parts of Long Beach and the park. Overall, we collected 30 bags of various trash plus 3 big bags of recyclables… 150 kg in total.
A huge thank you to those who supported us in this:
Lanta Tourism Association, Oasis Yoga, KoHub, Casuarina Resort, Siam Home Bakery, Lanta International Language School, The Living Room, Ian Kendall and photographers Kate Harmon and Khun Oh

Together we can make a difference. Check Facebook for dates and times of our next cleanups!

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เมื่อวานนี้พวกเรา Trash Hero Koh Lanta ได้สร้างปาฏิหารย์เล็กๆ ที่เกิดขึ้นจากการรวมพลกันของฮีโร่ทั้ง 39 ชีวิต จาก 11 ประเทศ ที่มาร่วมกันทำความสะอาดชายหาดที่จัดขึ้นเป็นครั้งแรกในโครงการ Trash Hero Koh Lanta CleanUp
เวลากว่า 2 ชั่วโมงที่ทุกคนได้ร่วมกันทำความสะอาดชายหาดบริเวณสวนสาธารณะพระแอะ และส่วนหนึ่งของหาดลองบีช ซึ่งขยะที่เก็บได้นั้นมีมากกว่า 30 ถุง ซึ่งมีถึง 3 ถุงที่เราสามารถนำกลับไปใช้ใหม่ได้ รวมกันแล้วมีน้ำหนักกว่า 150 กิโลกรัม
ความร่วมมือและการสนับสนุนจากท่านถือเป็นของขวัญอันสุดวิเศษสำหรับพวกเรา ทางเรารู้สึกซาบซึ้งและขอขอบพระคุณเป็นพิเศษต่อ สมาคมธุรกิจการท่องเที่ยวเกาะลันตา (Lanta Tourism Association) โอเอซิส โยคะ (Oasis Yoga), KoHub, โรงแรม Casuarina Resort, ร้าน Siam Home Bakery, โรงเรียนภาษาสากลลันตา (Lanta International Language School), ร้าน The Living Room และ Ian Kendall, รวมถึงช่างภาพของเรา Kate Harmon และ Khun Oh.
หากเราร่วมมือกัน เราสามารถสร้างปาฏิหาริย์ให้เกิดขึ้นได้ มาร่วมมือกับเราในการทำให้เกาะลันตาสะอาด ปราศจากขยะ พบกันทุกวันอาทิตย์ เวลา 4 โมงเย็น ณ สวนสาธารณะพระแอะ