From 25 November to 15 December 2016 in Moscow hosted a campaign for separate waste collection among Moscow schools Divide and use, organized by the Department of natural resources and environmental protection of Moscow.
Mobile waste collection points were organized in 75 schools of the city. Students passed for processing waste paper (paper and cardboard), plastic, metal, glass and batteries.
The results of the campaign in November, broke all previous records. In the framework of the action involved 6 006 people. It was collected 23 770 kg, of which: waste paper – 15 972 kg, glass – 3 345 kg, plastic – 1 554 kg, metal – 1 566 kg, batteries 1 333 kg. we will Remind, the first action, Divide and use was conducted by the Department of natural resources and environmental protection of Moscow city in 2014, and in it participated more than 5 thousand people, having more than 2 tons of waste. In 2015, the campaign managed to collect more than 4 tons of waste, and in the spring of 2016 about 12 tons of waste.
Such dynamics shows that the practice of separate collection of waste is becoming more popularMong the inhabitants of Moscow. The campaign allowed us to once again draw attention to the fact that household waste is not garbage and recyclables! Donating for recycling of sorted materials, we significantly reduced the amount of garbage that is disposed of in landfills and pollute the environment.
In the framework of the action held a competition among schools to collect the most number of garbage. Leaders for separate waste collection began school No. 2088 (1st place), No. 2098 (2nd place), No. 1234 (3rd place). All participants received diplomas and Souvenirs, and the school the winners of first 3 places will receive awards - informative tour to the enterprises and offices, where the work of the latest environmental technologies.
The promotion among pupils, Divide and use was conducted in anticipation of 2017 - the year of the environment and specially protected natural territories with the purpose of promoting the practice of separate collection of waste among the younger generation - students of educational institutions of Moscow.
The website of the campaign: the environment.children
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