Update | Trash Hero World

From a New Volunteer in Chiang Mai

by Amelia Meier on 02/01/2017 No comments

02 January 2017 – Trash Hero Chiang Mai

Trash Hero Chiang Mai has been going strong since August 2015, and we just read this fantastic report Shayne Rochfort, one of the Trash Heroes from Chiang Mai:

Have you had a great Trash Hero experience? I have. I have only done two of our Chiang Mai cleanups, and they have been fun. Who would have thought? The November cleanup was my first ever, and picking up trash with a group of people was very rewarding, and a great chance to get to know more about other Trash Heroes in Chiang Mai. Altogether, we picked up 1000 kgs of top quality trash.
My second cleanup was our last one on Christmas Eve. Again, we removed heaps of trash from our wonderful city, and had plenty of fun along the way.

Now I would like you to do something that is even easier… Ask you to help us grow the Trash Hero Chiang Mai? Here are my suggestions:

1. Tell everyone about your Trash Hero experience, here and in person.
2. Invite your friends to join you for the next cleanup and invite them to like the Trash Hero Chiang Mai Facebook page (and the Trash Hero World Facebook page while they’re at it).
3. Join the Trash Hero committee. A non-compulsory commitment of about 2 hours per month plus cleanups and putting your thoughts out in our group chats is what is required. We all lead busy lives, so we do what we can and keep the commitment low.

Our group consists neither of Thai people nor of foreign people. We are all just Trash Heros. Other chapters in Thailand have a lot more going on, and we would like to do more here in Chiang Mai as well. Trash Hero Chiang Mai can work towards an even brighter future for our beautiful city!

At the moment Trash Hero Chiang Mai already has:

Regular cleanups
The bottle project: we would love to extend this to all restaurants and cafes in Chiang Mai
The education program: Connecting with schools in and around the Chiang Mai province

All we need now to make Trash Hero Chiang Mai great is … YOU!

One Happy New Year Resolution

by Amelia Meier on 01/01/2017 No comments

01 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.

2016 for Trash Hero Indonesia

by Amelia Meier on 01/01/2017 No comments

01 January 2017 – Trash Hero Indonesia

Our dedicated volunteers of Trash Hero Indonesia have put together an amazing little video look back at the past year. See it here. Trash Hero Indonesia has made great strides, all thanks to a large team of dedicated volunteers. You guys rock!

Trash Hero Indonesia on Czech TV

by Amelia Meier on 18/12/2016 No comments

18 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!

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.

Bye Bye Plastic Bags MEETS Trash Hero World

by Amelia Meier on 02/12/2016 No comments

2 December 2016 – Trash Hero World

We had the pleasure of meeting with the guys from Bye Bye Plastic Bags recently, and look forward to collaborating with them in the future. Bye Bye Plastic Bags started in Bali with the simple goal of ensuring that plastic bags are banned. They are now going global, and we look forward to partnering with them. Stay tuned!

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 Indonesia Chapters Rock

by Amelia Meier on 21/11/2016 No comments

21 November 2016 – Trash Hero Indonesia Chapters

Trash Hero Indonesia has just added up all that they have accomplished: Altogether, the Indonesian chapters have cleaned up 36 Tons, creating and educating 6’250 people in the process. Trash Hero Indonesia is getting stronger and stronger.

A huge thank you to all the chapters involved in this amazing effort: Amed, Sanur, Gili Meno, Ubud, Candidasa, Komodo, and Canggu. You guys rock!

Let’s STOP Plastic Pollution

by Amelia Meier on 20/11/2016 No comments

20 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 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.