Integrated approach for decreasing POPs disposal, for solving the problem with plastic foil as waste, as well as accomplishing economical and local development (MKD/OP3/01/06/01)
Project Details & Results
Due to enormous usage of plastic foil for speeding up the production process in farming and the lack of a system for dealing with plastic waste once it has been used, farmers usually burn their plastic foil on their fields. This is creating a massive problem with POPs. The project aim to achieve the decreasing of the amount of the POPs, in the Strumica region and also in the region of the vilages Kuklis and Prosenikovo. The second project objective is to accomplish an economic interest and local development for these communities, by collecting and selling the plastic waste as an alternative option to simply burning it.
Project Results
Project achievements
Citizens’ Committees (CCs) created in each of the two villages with aim to be facilitate the implementation of the activities, involve locals and gain ownership of results
Organized data collection in order to determine the environmental priorities, with accent on the two villages
four public meetings (two in each village) were organized when results of the data collected and future plans were presented and at the same time public was given an opportunity to respond to the present environmental issues
Prepared Individual Village Plans on the environmental necessities and priorities: should serve the CBOs in the two villages to focus the investment of the finances collected from selling the wasted plastic foil to reach their needs and requirements for healthier safe environment
Selected of collection points in the two villages, where waste plastic foil is stored until collected
Two tailored workshops for the farmers organized, to raise their awareness, to educate and motivate them to participate in the organized collection of the waste plastic foil in their villages.
Informative flyer was created and disseminated to the public of these two villages
Medium size truck was purchased by and owned by the NGO EA Planetum used for collection and transportation the waste plastic foil
7000 kg of waste plastic foil collected instead being burnt releasing POPs
2850 kg of PET plastic bottles collected of which at least 50% would have been burnt releasing POPs
Project Photo Gallery
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bringing plastic foil
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meeting local peoples
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baled plastic bottles
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