The recycling project began in 2008. The idea was not only to sort out at school but to clean the village and its poor campaign garbage. The consumer society has arrived Salasaca up and generate a lot of waste that people do not hesitate to throw in the field or roadside.
The hardest part was finding a place in a nearby town who collects our garbage and who would agree to come pick them up at Salasaca. Many people said it was going to be complicated or even impossible, yet by dint of research and with any luck, we've found!
It is a family who harvests, improve sorting and reselling it. They agreed to come to school when we have collected enough bags. Small bonus: the school will earn a small profit from all this. The hardest part ...
Explain the approach to children and parents arguing on respect for the "Pachamama" is easy ...
After that, we could begin construction of the storage place ...
Day stroll from our bags to fill plastic bottles or glass , aluminum cans, cardboard, paper ...
From day one, children are involved in the action. They run on either side to find a waste isolation. More bags will be filled soon ...
The new logo of the "Centro de reciclaje" of Katitawa
Rufino explains to children why we recycle and what you can waste.
To stimulate action, the children are in small teams, those who reap the most will win a small prize ... a return ticket by bus and the entrance to a day at the pool.
There is more waste than we thought ...
must organize the sorting.
Prime sends ... images speak for themselves ...
The school recycling project continues and we hope that other educational centers in the village do the same thing us. The campaign for children to lead by example by recycling began in January 2011. Soon the first Walk for Mother Earth, then the presentation of the idea of Katitawa devellop of this project has all the educational centers.
Meanwhile the project continues ...
The human chain or teamwork to transfer all the bags Please until truck.
The hand truck for Ambato, to be reorder before each residue take the road of a new life to Guayaquil, Riobamba and Latacunga.
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