Fighting Plastic Pollution: The Inspiring Story of Two Indonesian Sisters

November 21, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

Sisters Melati Wijsen, an 18-year-old from Bali who five years ago launched an NGO called “Bye Bye Plastic Bags” with her younger sister Isabel, with the aim of dramatically reducing the number of single-use bags, were so inspired at school by what has been possible throughout history that they wanted to make a difference themselves. This year, they reached their initial aim to have bags banned on their own island of Bali, and now want to take their movement forward to be a real youth movement for the future.

Grass Ecosolutions: Ugandan Grows Alternative to Plastic Straws

August 5, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

Uganda has been struggling to enforce a ban on single-use plastics for a decade. One social enterprise outside Kampala has found an alternative to plastic straws, using something that’s existed long before plastic was invented. Isabel Nakirya has more.

Samoa Joins The Fight Against Plastic Pollution

February 25, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

Samoa has become the latest Pacific island country to enforce a ban on the import, manufacture, export, sale and distribution of single-use plastics, including plastic shopping bags, packing bags and straws. […] The ban came into effect January 30, 2019. SPREP would like to congratulate the Government and people of Samoa on taking initiative in…

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