Workshop on waste management at Turya-Remetivskyi Secondary School - IRCEF

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Workshop on waste management at Turya-Remetivskyi Secondary School

Учні 8–9 класів Тур’є-Реметівської школи апробували лепбук «На шляху до Zero Waste», взявши участь у майстер-класі із сортування сміття.

Students in grades 8 and 9 at Turya-Remetivskyi Secondary School actively participated in a waste management workshop led by Orysia Krechko, a biology and ecology teacher. The primary objective of this workshop was to trial the “Towards Zero Waste” lapbook and engage the students in its contents.

After familiarizing themselves with the contents of the lapbook and completing the exercises contained within, the students began the workshop by focusing on sorting issues. They began by recycling toy trash cans, which they discovered were incorrectly color-coded for different types of waste. Students enthusiastically exchanged ideas for alternatives to disposable plastic cups and straws during this activity. They also discussed potential battery replacements and shared information about the composition of receipts and wet wipes. Many students expressed concern about what they should do if they had already purchased plastic bags and had an abundance of plastic bottles at home. Finally, they resolved to reuse both plastic bags and bottles while refraining from purchasing these items in the future.

Furthermore, the eighth-grade students audited the contents of their bags to determine the type of waste they caused the most. Plastic, particularly bottles used for carrying drinks to school, surprised them by taking over the waste stream. They had a large number of these bottles. Following that, the students efficiently sorted all the waste in the classroom, placing it in new, dedicated paper containers they had purchased for placement in the school’s hallways. Waste sorting has become a simple and enjoyable task thanks to the “Towards Zero Waste” lapbook.

In their commitment to ensure optimal usage and avoid mistakes in the future, the students further enhanced and updated the waste sorting information stand. They introduced new QR codes with educational cartoons, designed to engage and educate the younger students, thereby contributing to the sustainable waste management efforts in their school.

The event was held within the framework of cooperation between the Interreligious and Civil Environmental Forum of Eastern Europe (IRCEF) headed by Olexander Bokotey) and the German Nature Conservation Union (NABU Bundesverband, NABU International), project coordinators Ivan Tymofeiev (NABU), and Nataliya Kulya (IRCEF).

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