November 15 is International Recycling Day

"I recycle waste."

Tomorrow, November 15, the world will celebrate Global Recycling Day, designed to draw the attention of authorities and the general public to the problem of proper waste disposal, the environmental principles of Reduce-Reuse-Recycle (reduce consumption , reuse things, recycle waste).

Recycling Day originates from a national event in the United States called America Recycles Day ("The day America recycles waste"). The action was first held in 1994, and today its website informs that almost 65 thousand people have made a promise to hand over more things for recycling, while local events include hundreds of places for collecting recyclables across the country.

A huge amount of waste, which for the most part is not recycled in any way, is a consequence of the overconsumption of modern society and the principle of "buy, use, throw away." Such a simple approach to the use of any things (from bags and utensils to complex electronic devices) leads us to irreversible consequences: excessive consumption of natural resources (for disposable and short-lived materials), pollution of soils and oceans (the appearance of oceanic garbage islands), destruction of ecosystems , etc. .P. To change the situation, you need to start with your own actions: stop buying unnecessary things, choose eco-friendly packaging , reuse materials (plastic bags, clothes, etc.), and recycle.

On the occasion of International Recycling Day, Greenpeace in Russia is hosting the “One Day of Action FOR Separate Collection” campaign, which invites the authorities to demonstrate their interest in separate waste collection, as well as organize local events dedicated to responsible waste management. Moscow, St. Petersburg, Petrozavodsk, Veliky Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Kemerovo, Armavir, Syktyvkar, Samara, Omsk, Nefteyugansk and other Russian cities have already joined the action.

Employees of the company "UVI SPb", engaged in processing in St. Petersburg

Here are some significant events and promotions that are planned or have already taken place in different cities of Russia on the occasion of Recycling Day:

Ecological holiday "Waste: instructions for use" will be held in Moscow
In Voronezh, from November 10 to 20, they collect waste paper, plastic containers, polymer waste, textiles and cullet.
In the Ryazan region, over three days, as part of the environmental marathon "Hand over waste paper - Save the tree!", More than 120 tons of waste paper were collected
Eco-containers are being installed in Yaroslavl The action, within which 14 eco-containers from the first test batch will be installed on Moskovsky Prospekt, is part of the environmental project “I love a clean city”, initiated by the Yaroslavl mayor’s office and supported by environmental activists of the “Let’s make the Yaroslavl region clean” movement.
In Nizhny Novgorod, will open .
Ivanovo will host the ECO-FEST ecological festival with a display of eco-friendly clothes, a children's competition, an eco-market, and a mini-exhibition of electric vehicles.
collected 10 kilograms of plastic, 12 kilograms of waste paper and 13 kilograms of glass waste in the first week of the action. On November 13, a lecture was given on what types of solid waste exist, how to sort them correctly, why you can’t just throw away batteries, energy-saving lamps and bags where you can take waste for recycling.
will work in Tyumen , a lecture “Recycling in the world, Russia and Tyumen. Personal experience of saving the resources of the planet”, a master class on crafts from old magazines, watching the movie “Garbage”.
In Ufa, will be discussed as part of a meeting of members of the club for applied ecology "Bez Zatey", representatives of public environmental movements, government officials and city activists, housing and communal services workers.
Petrozavodsk will accept recyclables: waste paper, plastic, aluminum, batteries.
In Pushkin last week, almost 30 cubic meters of garbage were handed over