Schools stand a chance to win workshop by plogger Paul Waye
Starting today, Schools and BSOs can create an action for the Schools Day of the National Clean-up Day. 'Supporter of Clean' Prof. Dr. Freek Vonk is calling on pupils to join in to make a visible difference to people, the environment and animals when it comes to litter. On Wednesday, March 19, students will go out with garbage bags and litter grabbers to contribute to a clean school environment. New this year, participating schools and BSOs will have a chance to win an exclusive workshop by plogger Paul Waye. He recently participated in the Egmond Half Marathon dressed as a globe. His costume was filled with a thousand plastic bottles and weighed a total of 32 pounds. During the workshop, he and students will go on a trash hunt and pass along that while cleaning up, you can also have fun. For more information and to create an action, see: www.supportervanschoon.nl/alle-aanpakken/campagnes/landelijke opschoondag/
Main photo: Tens of thousands of young Supporters of Clean in action to make school environments litter-free © Supporters of Clean
New: Waye of Life workshop
Schools and BSOs can now register for the Schools Day by registering their action at www.supportervanschoon.nl. During this day, students are given the opportunity to do their part to contribute to a cleaner environment. New this edition is that from the registered school actions, one inspiring action will have a chance to win an exclusive workshop by the world's first plogger Paul Waye. He is known for his efforts against litter. Plogging is cleaning up litter during a sporting activity such as jogging. To be eligible, schools and BSOs must email a photo of the activity to supportervanschoon@verpact.nl, including the number of participants and why they want to win this workshop.
During the workshop, Paul Waye introduces students to his Waye of Life: a playful and active way to increase environmental awareness and combat litter. With practical tips, he shows how easy it is to make a difference yourself. Next, the students join Paul Waye, wearing his distinctive banana suit, in groups in the schoolyard for a litter hunt, where they make a targeted search for different types of litter. The litter is then turned into medals. The workshop is offered in gratitude by Supporter of Clean, an initiative of Verpact.
Photo above: Freek Spark in Supporter of Clean campaign © Supporter of Clean
Learn young is done old
Last year, schools and BSOs organized clean-up campaigns in their own way. Last year, pupils from all over the Netherlands took to the streets with gloves
garbage bags and grabbers to pick up litter, cleanup relays were organized and even parents were involved in the actions.
Hester Klein Lankhorst, chairman of Verpact's board, says, "It's great to see how many children are committed to a cleaner world during Schools Day! Last year hundreds of schools and BSOs participated and every child who sets out with a litter grab makes a difference. They show that cleaning up is not only useful, but also fun and connecting. And the best part? They inspire others to deal with waste more consciously. I believe that everyone is a Supporter of Clean - you just have to start. For schools that want to take up this theme further, we have an inspiring teaching package available."
Photos; Plogger Paul Waye in action. © PR
Freek Vonk: "Every action counts!"
Another person who sees up close the damage litter does to nature like no other is "Supporter of Clean" Freek Vonk. As a biologist, he knows that litter poses a great danger to animals; they can swallow it or become entangled in it. That is why he calls on all students to take action during Scholendag. He says: "It is of great importance for people, animals and the environment that there is a day like the National Litter Day. Litter has a huge impact on the habitat of many animals and by rolling up our sleeves together, we can really make a difference. Every action, big or small, counts. It would be great if this year there are even more registrations than previous years to make the Netherlands cleaner together!"
About the national clean-up day
The Landelijke Opschoondag is also known as the biggest spring cleanup in the Netherlands, where young and old, from neighbors and businesses to schools, associations and municipalities, get involved to make their neighborhoods cleaner. This year, the Landelijke Opschoondag will take place on Saturday, March 22. It is organized annually by Supporter of Clean, initiative of Verpact. The goal is to reduce litter and create awareness about the impact of waste on nature. For more information, go to: www.supportervanschoon.nl/alle-aanpakken/campagnes/landelijke-opschoondag/
About Verpact
Verpact ensures that packaging in the Netherlands - after use - is collected, recycled and reused in a smart and efficient way, including through the deposit system. This implements the legally regulated producer responsibility for packaging. Verpact plays a central role in making the packaging chain circular, with the ideal being that every old packaging becomes new packaging. This preserves valuable raw materials in the chain, reduces litter and microplastics and limits the impact of packaging on the environment.
Part of Verpact include:
* Supporter of Clean, to prevent and address litter and encourage the
encouraging the use of reusable packaging
*Kennisinstituut Duurzaam Verpakken (KIDV), which helps companies to make sustainable,
sustainable, informed packaging choices
*Deposit Netherlands, for an efficient and effective implementation of the deposit system
Read more about Dutch recycling results for packaging, including reuse, here.
