9 March 2017 – Trash Hero Koh Samui
Our friends of Trash Hero Koh Samui have just produced an awesome video showing how much fun goes into the activities they do. See it here. Keep up the good work guys!
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Aeschbacher is a Hero, Too!
by Amelia Meier on 08/03/2017 No comments8 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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2 Years and 100 Cleanups in Ao Nang
by Amelia Meier on 26/02/2017 No comments26 February 2017 – Trash Hero Ao Nang (Thailand)
This months marks two important milestones for Trash Hero Ao Nang: In the first week they celebrated their two-year anniversary, and now they’ve just completed their 100th cleanup!
In the words Seema, one of our most dedicated Trash Heros: “We have cleaned every week of those 2 years, with breaks only when the weather was so bad we couldn’t go out, or when major public holidays got in the way. Oddly, a lot of people still ask us why we do it. They ask us why w bother, when the trash is there again the next week. First off, we clean because we CAN. Why not do something good for our planet, if you can? Secondly, we do it because there is no better way of “educating” people about the impact of trash than to take them up and get them to pick it up. Our volunteers come from local communities, schools, or are tourists. They all experience first hand where litter goes, and they take that experience home. We’ve seen a change in behaviour in almost everybody who cleaned with us. It changes you.
Lastly, with weekly cleanups we make sure the issue of waste and its disposal is kept at the forefront of the local agenda. “Behind the scenes”, we’re constantly working on building relationships and creating positive, long-term solutions for the prevention of waste, because in the long run we have to stop producing it. These things however take time and “results” are not easy to show, but attitudes are definitely changing!”
THANK YOU to Trash Hero Ao Nang, all volunteers who have participated in cleanups there, and everyone who has supported their journey thus far and is eager to fulfill the mission of a cleaner Krabi – and a cleaner world.
read more THANK YOU to Trash Hero Ao Nang, all volunteers who have participated in cleanups there, and everyone who has supported their journey thus far and is eager to fulfill the mission of a cleaner Krabi – and a cleaner world.
Trash Hero Thailand in the News Again
by Amelia Meier on 04/01/2017 No comments03 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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One Happy New Year Resolution
by Amelia Meier on 01/01/2017 No comments01 January 2016 – Trash Hero World
Wishing you all a happy, healthy, and plastic-straw-free 2017! We feel humbled by the growth of this movement, and look forward to continuing on in 2017 to make our world a better place for next generations.
Many thanks to our amazing Trash Hero Valérie Derbaudrenghien for this awesome little poster.
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Trash Hero Indonesia on Czech TV
by Amelia Meier on 18/12/2016 No comments18 December 2016 – Trash Hero Indonesia
Trash Hero Indonesia has just been reported on in an extended segment on the Czech news: watch it here. Awesome team (led, among others, by longtime hero Jan Bares) doing awesome work!
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Special Hero from Pattani
by Amelia Meier on 06/12/2016 No comments6 December 2016 – Trash Hero Thailand
We are humbled by the thousands of Trash Heroes who have joined us over the years to clean during the past years. Every now and again however a hero (or heroine) stands out due to their commitment to the cause. Nattapong Nithi-Uthai from Trash Hero Pattani is one such hero. Read about him in this inspiring interview.
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Let’s STOP Plastic Pollution
by Amelia Meier on 20/11/2016 No comments20 November 2016 – Trash Hero World
There is no way around it: We need to Break Free From Plastic. Today our team in Trash Hero Amed, Indonesia was saddened to find the above picture when they went to the beach. This is worse than what it usually is.
Let’s all be a part of the change and contribute to stopping plastic pollution!
We are collaborating with the following organisations on this:
Plastic Soup Foundation International
Plastic Change
Let’s do it World
ROLE Foundation Charity Auction
Marine Conservation Society
Zero Waste Europe
Trash Heroes at the Wasserart
by Amelia Meier on 08/10/2016 No comments10 October 2016 – Trash Hero Portraits on Show
The Atelier Wasserart in Dettenheim (Germany) is a place dedicated to all things surrounding water. The Atelier is currently showcasing stories of Trash Heroes from all around the world, in the hopes that visitors will go away determined to reduce their own consumption of plastics.
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Sponsor Update 2016 (Part I): Trash Hero Bottles
by Amelia Meier on 26/09/2016 2 commentsSeptember 26, 2016 – Trash Hero World
As we wrap up 2016, we wanted to reflect on the considerable progress made this year. This success was made possible by the many volunteers who help every week and by the generosity of donors.
The world’s mounting waste problem threatens public health, pollutes the environment and impairs development in poorer countries, and yet awareness of the scope of the problem is alarmingly low. Donations received this year have enabled Trash Hero World to launch sustainable, actionable programs to tackle those issues and ultimately change the behaviour toward waste management through awareness and education, notably in both Indonesia and Thailand.
One of these programs is the “Love Thailand Water Bottles” initiative, which Trash Hero World supported with USD 4’300. This program aims to sustainably reduce the amount of plastic bottles that end up on beaches. The bottles are sold for no profit to businesses in Thailand. The businesses sell it with a 3$ profit and in return agree to provide free drinking water refill for all Trash Hero bottles. More than 20’000 bottles have been sold since December 2014 by the communities of Koh Lipe, Koh Lanta and Chiang Mai.
Trash Hero World recently extended the project to nine additional locations in Thailand with a distribution of 1’500 bottles. We look to continue the program’s expansion to Indonesia as well. Bottle production requires two months, which is why an initial investment is necessary in order to make the bottles available to businesses. Once the bottles are sold the next order is placed.
Koh Tao for example bought 60 “Love Thailand” Bottles to convince businesses to participate and have now launched their own “Love Koh Tao” bottle with 15 participating businesses and 1’000 bottles.
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