Dr Prakash Tata and RC Naperville Win Engineering Grand Prize

Dr Prakash Tata and RC Naperville Win Engineering Grand Prize

by Ariel Miller The innovative plastics recycling social enterprise designed by Rotarian Prakasam (Prakash) Tata, PhD has won the 2023 Grand Prize for Small Projects from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists for the Rotary Club of Naperville,...
The Historic High Seas Treaty: How Rotarians Can Help it Succeed

The Historic High Seas Treaty: How Rotarians Can Help it Succeed

by Päivi Kippo-Edlund, ESRAG Director While watching birds with my binoculars by the Baltic Sea, I´m thinking about the 2023 High Seas Treaty, and how important it is to protect high seas ecosystems, habitats and species. For me, protecting the Baltic Sea is an issue...
Pack with Care Webinar

Pack with Care Webinar

March 29, 7:30 pm London (UTC + 0) Join Speak for Our Planet’s online discussion with Fiona Thompson, senior sustainability expert with the environmental and engineering consultancy Ricardo. Fiona will update you on trends in making packaging more sustainable, sharing...
Living Within Our Planetary Means

Living Within Our Planetary Means

Our planet’s capacity to sustain human life is in dire danger. That’s a fact, and so is this: every Rotarian has the power to increase humanity’s ability to survive. Actions you take – from your kitchen to international summits – can help humankind return to...
Reuse-and-refill succeeding in businesses, Clubs

Reuse-and-refill succeeding in businesses, Clubs

By Lori Cloutier, Co-Chair, ESRAG Plastics Solutions Task Force This article is part of ESRAG’s December focus on circular economy. Unless you live in a (plastic) bubble, you already know that single-use packaging and serving ware (SUP) make up to 40 – 50%...