Schools Waste Less

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The main project objectives were: • To contribute to maintaining the high quality of the border area environment by cooperating in joint initiatives. • Establishing the concept of primary waste selection in 28 schools in Užice and Tuzla. This project introduced primary waste selection in all schools in the border towns of Tuzla (SRB) and Užice (BiH) and raised the environmental awareness of the target population (pupils, teachers, cleaning and support staff from 14 elementary and 14 high schools), and indirectly the whole population of Užice and Tuzla, through joint educational and related activities. The project systematically introduced primary waste separation in schools in two ways. First, it established a system of information and education in all 28 participating schools through group information sessions, work of ecology sections, organization of quizzes and common eco-camps, and sharing publications. Second, it provided technical preconditions so that the acquired knowledge can be adequately applied: waste bins are set in schools in a way to be accessible and easy to use; containers for collecting waste and temporary waste storage were set in front of the schools; container trucks for transporting the waste to centres for secondary waste separation in “Duboko” (Užice) and “Desetine” (Tuzla) were procured. It also organised a promotional and broadcasting campaign about raising awareness about primary waste selection, including an opening conference in Užice and a closing conference in Tuzla.

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