Stakeholders learned initiatives and best practice examples from partners and applied ideas to reduce plastic waste at school. Through a cross-curricular approach and project-based learning, students explored ecological problems and found solutions to reduce them. Due to collaboration with partners, students learned more about EU citizenship, experiencing it through lectures, student exchanges, and different contacts. They strengthened their European identity/citizenship and improved their language skills.
The European Green Deal emphasizes the need for international cooperation to enhance global environmental standards. However, COVID-19 led to increased waste, such as plastic cups and packaging, and overflowing bins filled with used masks. Prior to the project's initiation, a survey at schools showed that students had alarmingly poor knowledge about the environment and recycling. Daily news reports highlighted the severe global plastic pollution issue, predicting that by 2050, there could be more plastic in the ocean than fish. It was crucial to deliver a strong, clear message on this issue as the aim of the project.