TITLE:

Recycling at school and at home

DESCRIPTION

The students and the local community are not very used to recycling practices. Moreover, the village is about 75 km from the city and it is difficult for families to find a recycling point for big appliances eg a printer or a fridge. So we tried to have the school as a green spot for recycling. We decided to start from school to promote simple, zero cost environmental practices in order to help both students and families to recycle and to develop environmental awareness.

AIM

To encourage environmental practices at school and at home

STEPS

Discussion on the situation of environment the local area at Gennadi in connection with tourism development

Ideas for campaigns and actions

A reusable bag with Eco school was given to each student of the school and to members of local council

Exchange of bags between partner schools to promote Erasmus cooperation

Recycling bins were located in the entrance, yard and classrooms of the school

Posters were made by students for promotion of recycling

Reproduction of posters to show students’ efforts for the environment

Counting the recycling result per month, presentation of progress made

Creation of a green spot at school and the school as intermediate for recycling:

• Asking students to use the bag to bring material for recycling from their home and to train their families to separate recycling material
• Batteries and electric appliances collection at school
• The school organised at a central level collection of all recycled materials for the families

RESOURCES

Cloth bags

Posters

Bins

Communication with recycling companies

COST

Cost of 6 euros per bag

Cost of 30 euros per recycling bin

Cost of 3 euros per reproduction of poster

Zero cost for battery and other recycled material, transfer cost by recycling companies