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Description
It is important in today''s high-tech world to move to circular economy. We need to learn to use raw materials sensibly, as this will help combat climate change. Transitioning to more sustainable use of recourses will also help reduce environmental pollution, encourage innovation and provide consumers with better products.
This project aims to design and run educational campaigns in order to increase students’ awareness to topics like resource management, waste recycling and circular economy. Four vocational Bulgarian high schools and local communities in Gabrovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Shumen and Pirdop, in partnership with the Norwegian organisation CSR Innovative Solutions AS will cooperate to develop school programs, promote waste recycling and reuse among local communities, transfer good practices to other schools and share experience.
In sense of the shared experience, the Cultural Heritage Institute will develop and plan awareness-raising campaigns regarding the circular economy and recycling which will aim to integrate the experience of the Norwegian partner through joint workshop Norway to share experiences.
Another key aspect of the project is the principle of recycling and reuse. To promote this idea, the project will include interactive activities such as open lesson in Applied Art for making new creations from secondary raw materials, reuse of old things and materials; making an ''installation'' of packaging waste or other materials in order to draw the attention of students and teachers to the problem of waste, second hand exchange bazaar for clothes, books, games and exhibition of cards, applications and others made of recycled or waste paper etc.
Information about project activities are available here: http://www.pgt.gabrovo.bg/index.php/proekti/obuchenie-na-klasni-rakovoditeli-za-predstavyane-i-izpolzvane-na-resursi-i-razrabotki-po-proekta-rezultat-ot-mobilnost-v-braga-portugaliya
Summary of project results
The project aimed to raise awareness among students, teachers and general public in various thematic areas such as the possibilities for recycling waste in schools, the recycling of food waste by applying composting in urban areas as well as the separate collection of waste and reuse of old and used materials in he learning process such as glass and plastic bottles, paper, tires, etc .
The aim of the project was developing and conducting educational campaigns to raise awareness regarding resource management, waste recycling and the circular economy among four vocational high schools and local communities in Gabrovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Shumen, Pirdop, by creating a partnership with Norway and knowledge transfer in the field of the circular economy and recycling. The programs aimed at students and teachers in partner schools included goals, target groups, training, dissemination of information, logistics, use of ICT tools, proactive training methods, budget, schedule, media, logo etc.
The objectives of the project were achieved through: development of educational programs for students and teachers; conducting educational campaigns inside and outside schools; promoting activities in support of recycling and reuse of waste among local communities; transfer of good practices on the circular economy and recycling to other schools in Sofia; establishing a partnership between the organizations from Bulgaria and Norway and sharing good practices and knowledge transfer from Norway.
Summary of bilateral results
The project was in line with the objective of the Program to improve the status of the environment in ecosystems and reduced the effects of pollution and other human activities and contributed to achieving the overall objectives of the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021 and in particular, reducing economic and social disparities in the countries of the European Economic Area and strengthening bilateral relations between donor countries and Bulgaria.