On May 30, in the courtyard of the "Sava Šumanović" Gymnasium in Šid, a workshop on recycling was held as part of the "O-DVA-JA-MO" Household Waste Separation Project, which is being implemented by the Municipality of Šid and the Public Utility Company "Standard" Šid.
The director of PUC "Standard" Šid, Milenka Subić, welcomed all those present and gave details about the participation of this municipality in the " O-DVA-JA-MO" project:"This is one of a series of events that we are making, the first event we had was when we received the truck and equipment from this project and started implementing it, the next events concern informing our fellow citizens about the importance of separation and recycling. We thank the high school and these young people who understood this problem and who, within their school eco sections, by working on presentations such as this one, are also contributing in raising awareness of their fellow citizens."
High school students, otherwise members of the environmental section, prepared a presentation on the topic of recycling and invited other fellow citizens to devote themselves more to recycling and preserving the environment of the local community. After the workshop, many students participated in a short quiz about the European Union, and some won special prizes.
The "O-DVA-JA-MO" project is implemented in 17 municipalities in Serbia with the support of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia, the European Union, and the Embassy of Sweden. The goal of the project is to recycle part of the waste generated in households, in order to reduce the amount that ends up in landfills and increase the recycling rate in these municipalities to 15%.
The Waste Management Program in Serbia 2022-2031, adopted by the Government of Serbia as part of EU accession, aims to improve the municipal waste management system through an increased rate of recycling, reduced disposal of biodegradable waste in landfills and reduced disposal of waste in unhygienic landfills.
Now everyone can separate waste fast and easily!