The winner in the rating "ECO-SCHOOL OF THE YEAR 2019" was a secondary school № 32 them. S.S. Krivonosov who was the most active school of Nikolaev during implementation of the all-Ukrainian educational project School Recycling, a marathon of separate waste collection 

Rewarding of participants and finalists of the project took place on April 19, in the yard of the Nikolaev academic art Russian dramatic theater.

The project is aimed at increasing the level of environmental and environmental activities of student groups of secondary schools.

According Annie Ganjul, project manager of KU «Agency of development of Nikolaev», co-author of the project «School Recycling» in Nikolaev, winners can be called all participants of competition.

"Thanks to you, our city is gradually changing, it is getting better. Thank you for the great work that each of you has joined! She said to the students. "I am proud of your work!"

The participants and winners of the competition were greeted by the Mykolayiv Mayor Alexander Senkevich.

"You are well done, because you are working to change the consciousness of Ukrainians! It's not easy. It is very important that you do it not in a showy way, but that it becomes your lifestyle!- He addressed the young participants. - Everything that happens for more than 21 days becomes a habit. Make sure that this habit of sorting and tracking garbage appears in each of us, in our relatives and friends. Don't be afraid to look like "white crows", because then, after a while, you will be the innovators who will be remembered as the first to join the process. "

PepsiCo Ukraine Public Relations and Public Relations Manager Natalia Fesyun noted that in the Scandinavian countries 99% of waste is sorted, in European countries - 67%, in Ukraine - only 5% of all household waste.

«I am very pleased to know that nikolayevets enter 5 5TP1T of conscious citizens who sort waste. You grow up responsible from childhood, and thanks to you we build a culture of waste sorting and make our lives more environmentally friendly, honest and responsible. PepsiCo Ukraine has been supporting the project since 2016, and we all see great results and positive changes. I hope we will achieve even more in a year! - Mrs. Natalia greeted the students. "I wish the talented young people success and inspiration!"

The president of the All-Ukrainian youth movement "Let's do it, Ukraine" called the Nikolaev youth pioneers of the ecoproject Lyudmila Osipchuk.

“Many other cities are watching and inspired by your example. So, remember - Ukraine is equal to you! ", - she noted.

The President of the international youth movement School Recycling World also joined the congratulations Julia Marchel.

“Our goal is to show that waste is a resource that can and should be recycled. Said Mrs. Julia. - Thanks to such projects, Ukrainian children are aware of their participation in caring for the environment, they form a personal responsibility for their activities and its consequences. We have a lot of activities and joint work ahead of us. ".

In total the School Recycling project in the Nikolaev area covered 73 educational institutions, applications from 27 schools got to the semifinal. Teams and students of schools worked for 200 days to improve their results: created "eco-patrols", conducted informational and educational campaigns at the school to implement a system of proper waste management, worked with school staff and parents, gave lectures, organized thematic exhibitions and flash mobs, filmed social advertising and painted environmental posters, collected and handed over secondary raw materials for recycling, etc. 

The best results were shown by secondary school № 32. The second place was taken by secondary school №45, the third place was taken by Mykolayiv gymnasium №4. All of them received diplomas, cups and cash certificates for the implementation of the environmental project in the school by the end of the year.

In addition, school teams received honorary awards in various categories:

Ecohero of the Year - School Recycling Mentor - Valentina Tiora;

Leader of the impact on the environment in the school and the local community - Secondary School №3;

Leader of secondary raw material sorting The largest amount of collected secondary raw materials - Tetra Pak - Mykolayiv Municipal Collegium named after VD Chaika;

Leader in the sorting of secondary raw materials. The largest amount of collected secondary raw materials - Waste paper - Mykolayiv Municipal Collegium named after VD Chaika;

Leader in the sorting of secondary raw materials. The largest amount of collected secondary raw materials - Plastic - Mykolayiv gymnasium №4;

The best team "ECO PATROL" - School №56;

The best video "My school is an eco-school" - Secondary School №54.

During the 200 days of the school year, the participating schools of the rating "ECO-SCHOOL OF THE YEAR 2019" collected more than 37 tons of plastic, waste paper and tetra-pack. The leaders of student self-government used the received resources for the benefit of their educational institutions.

We will note that Nikolaev - the first city of regional value where all schools passed to separate waste collection. The pilot project started in autumn 2016 and today continues to gain momentum - municipal medical institutions and kindergartens have joined the project.

The organizers of the competition are the international youth movement School Recycling World together with a public organization «All-Ukrainian youth movement LETS DU IT UKRAINE (Let's do it, Ukraine) and KU "Agency of development of Nikolaev" with the support of the general project partner of PepsiCo Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the Nikolaev City Council