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You (aw)are Plastic Free!

2022-1-FR02-KA152-YOU-0000642932022Mobility of young peoplefinalized
Countries: FR|TR|ES|NL|RS · Grant: €39,268
Creativity, arts and cultureEnvironment and climate change

Objectives

The pressure of human activities on the environment is increasing in our country, especially in the region of Martinique, the Caribbean, and around the world. The troubles experienced and to be experienced due to the result of recycling the waste materials are as follows: Environmental pollution increases; the diversity in sea life reduces due to air pollution; the waters from the garbage areas due to rains are absorbed in the soil and this causes the contamination of underground waters; throwing out the waste batteries in the soil, seas, rivers and drainage systems or burning them causes to the environmental pollution due to the heavy metals they include; and, the waste oils reduces the level of oxygen in the water. To prevent the troubles above and leave a more livable world for future generations, it is required to increase the consciousness of people regarding the importance of recycling. Because the reduction of natural sources will be prevented, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions will be ensured, contributions will be made to the economy, and environmental pollution will be minimized thanks to recycling. Therefore, the most important step of the recycling process is separation at the source. And, it was necessary to raise awareness of people, who are the first source of recycling waste materials, about this issue and to enable them to adopt this behavior in their daily lives. The needed to be dealt with through the project were as follows: -Separation of the waste materials and garbage at source; in other words, the deficiencies in the separation of the garbage at home and work before the collecting stage, -The need to enable children and adults to gain attitude regarding the processes of waste material separation and recycling, -Disorder in the institutions which deal with collecting, processing, and elimination of garbage, -Not conducting enough feasibility activities, -The fact that people didn't have enough knowledge and experience about recycling and that they were not aware of the environmental damages caused by the waste materials, -Deficiency in awareness about the environmental and economic benefits of recycling. As it is seen, the dangerous materials included in the waste materials spread to nature unrestrainedly and cause irrevocable damages in case these materials are not collected appropriately, recycled, or eliminated. Through the project, we wanted to raise awareness among people about the use of waste materials and the benefits of recycling for the environment and living beings. The goals of our project, which was designed through this objective, were as follows: -Instilling the consciousness of environmental responsibility among all stakeholders -Developing positive behaviors regarding the products recycled, -Increase the number of studies about minimizing the dangers of waste materials for the environment, health, and economy, -Offering an idea for people about how to re-use the waste materials that can be recycled, -Raising awareness of people in order to leave a cleaner environment for future generations, -To raise awareness among consumers about the things they need to pay attention to before/during/after they buy products, -Increasing the preference of people for buying recyclable products and packages, -Enabling people to comprehend the importance of recycling in terms of sustainable consumption and environmental protection, -Enabling children to raise awareness about the importance of recycling, and increasing their sensitivity to the environment, -Increasing the recognition of the Erasmus+ programme and the participation in the project, -Developing tolerant attitudes towards different cultures and lifestyles, -Raising awareness of youngsters about global issues, -Enabling youngsters to increase their creativity and improve their skills, -Raising awareness among people about the importance of volunteering activities, -Contributing to the elimination of prejudices and raising cultural awareness.

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