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Plastic Solutions is leveraging the power of Rotary to develop a global network to rethink and influence how we create, use, and dispose of plastic.

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We Have the Power to Impact Our Future, and We’re Doing Something About It

Since the 1950’s, plastic has exploded into our life, changing it in ways that are big and small. From entire beaches and rivers covered with plastic, to the tiniest airborne microfibers, plastics are filling our lives — outside and in.

Dealing with the discarded plastic we already have is a daunting project, but the amount we create each year is rising. We created half of the plastic in the world in the last 15 years, and will continue to increase the world’s plastic output for years to come. There is a mountain of plastic coming our way, disguised as fabric, hiding in food, holding our stuff, being our stuff…

Plastic Solutions wants to reduce the threat caused by plastic waste by understanding its root causes, and promoting the best solutions. From emerging technologies to simple reduction; from individual behavior change to systemic global change, some solutions are out there, and some are being invented. Rotarians can use their enormous networking power to influence how we create, use and dispose of plastic.

Let’s get to work.

Use Plastic Solution’s categories to help think about what type of project your Club is interested in developing.

(Watch for inspirational examples in the near future!)

Cleanup Activities – Gateway events to energize Club members, launch community collaborations, create awareness, and lead to more impactful activities.

Data Collection – Adds a layer of data gathering to cleanup projects through global data collection apps such as Literati or Clean Swell, or through research collaborations.

Landfill / Incineration Diversion – Projects that reduce plastic use, or Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot and Zero Waste

Economic Development – Plastic waste projects with job creation/humanitarian components.

Individual Behavior Change – Encourages individuals to reduce plastic use through and may use education campaigns, pledges, usage calculators.

Systemic and Global Change – Manufacturing, Regulatory, Taxation and Advocacy Programs that identify and address root causes of plastic waste.

From the Blog

“Adopt-A-River. ROTARY-UNEP”

Sep 25, 2022 | Plastic

We would like to invite you to our next Webinar “Adopt-A-River. ROTARY-UNEP”

In this webinar, we will share how your club can be a part of this program.

Fracked Plastic

Sep 20, 2022 | Plastic

The build-out of ethane cracking plants in the United States has an effect on the entire planet and contributes greatly to the increase of new plastic production every year.

Plastics, EDCs & health

Sep 16, 2022 | Plastic

An important link between plastic use and human health was made in Dec. 2020 by a global group of Endocrinologists.

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