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Trash to Treasure Seminar in Jakarta

by Amelia Meier on 26/11/2016 No comments

23/24 November 2016 – Trash Hero Indonesia

Roman Peter just participated in the Trash to Treasure Seminar in Jakarta, Indonesia. Organized by the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment (The Netherlands) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, the Republic of Indonesia, and the Indonesian Waste Platform, the focus of this seminar was to discuss possibilities for reducing the influx of waste to our environment, explore solutions on reduction of single-use packaging and alternative packing materials, and to establish partnerships on reaching these goals.

Trash Hero Thailand Wins

by Amelia Meier on 08/11/2016 No comments

8 November 2016 – Trash Hero Thailand Wins Thailand Green Excellence Award

We are delighted to announce that Trash Hero Thailand has won the Thailand Green Excellence Award in the category “Outstanding Contribution to Green Tourism in Thailand”. Her Royal Highness Princess of Thailand Ubol Ratanarachakanya Siriwatanaphanwadi presented the prestigious awards during a memorable ceremony hosted at the World Travel Market London on 7 November 2016 in the British capital. World Travel Market London is a leading global event for the travel industry, bringing together 51’500 participants and representatives from nearly every country in the world. The perfect occasion to spread the Trash Hero word, and we enjoyed making new friends from Dubai, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Vietnam.

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!

Happy Birthday Trash Hero Langkawi

by Amelia Meier on 17/10/2016 2 comments

October 17, 2016 – Trash Hero Langkawi (Malaysia) Celebrating One Year of Cleanups

Happy Birthday Trash Hero Langkawi, Malaysia. In the past year 42 cleanups have taken place, during which a total of 780 people volunteered to help and picked up 12’217 kg of trash.

Most importantly, many wonderful connections were made and a lot of young people could be reached in order to educate them about littering, burning trash, and how our daily lives affect this planet we live on.

All photos of the birthday event can be viewed here.

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.

Trash Heroes at the Wasserart

by Amelia Meier on 08/10/2016 No comments

10 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.

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.

A 9-year old Trash Hero from China

by Amelia Meier on 29/09/2016 No comments

September 26, 2016 – Trash Hero China in the making?

Constance is 9 years old and lives in China. Together with her mother, she recently cleaned up on the Great Wall of China. Her inspiration had been the pictures of weekly cleanups coming from Trash Hero Hua Hin (Thailand), and she therefore decided to do the same in China for a day.

If everyone did their little part like Constance we would be facing a far less littered world than we are now. Thank you Constance & mother for the inspiration!

Radio Segment on Trash Hero Langkawi

by Amelia Meier on 28/09/2016 No comments

27 September 2016 – Trash Hero Langkawi (Malaysia)

Trash Hero Langkawi (Malaysia) has just been covered in a segment on the radio. Listen to it here.

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.