"A tree for a bottle" is the name of an ecological event initiated and carried out by chemical companies realising the Program "Responsible Care" on the World Day of Environment Protection. In tens of schools and nursery schools in Poland "PET" plastic bottles are collected together by the participants of the event and are then recycled. The symbol of recycled bottles are trees planted by children. This a competition between classes, groups operating within one town or county consisting in collecting the biggest possible amount of empty "PET" plastic bottles.
This year, PCC Rokita joined this program believing this is a very precious event combining advantages of ecological education, social activity and care for own environment. Collecting bottles by schools and nursery schools which expressed their willingness to take part in this ecological game took place on 22 and 23 May 2006.
The results of the first edition of the event were really incredible - youngest habitants of Brzeg Dolny collected 32 thousand bottles!!!
In Brzeg Dolny, the competition was prepared from the logistical point of view and coordinated by PCC Rokita - the company realising the Program "Responsible care". The Company also provided prizes and coordinated a right collection of gathered bottles and directing them to be recycled.
During the final event which took place on 13 June 2006 as a part of the Large Ecological Competition all participants of the competition obtained prizes, awards and diplomas. Best "collectors" from primary schools were awarded with bicycles, nursery schools were provided with lots of toys and the pupils of the most active school from Godzięcin won a trip to the doll theatre in Wrocław and to a cinema. All institutions obtained seedlings of trees which they are going to plant in their villages and towns.
Below we present the winners.
nursery schools :
I place Nursery School No. 4 collected 2,450 bottles - best collector: Gabrysia Iwaneczko
II place Nursery School No. 3 collected 1,545 bottles - best collectors: Hubert Filipowicz, Aleksandra Rycharska, Iga Gruś and Maciek Gruś
III place Nursery School No. 1 collected 542 bottles - best collector: Ola Górzyńska
Primary schools and gymnasiums:
I place Primary School in Godzięcin collected 6,432 bottles ( 146 bottles per pupil) - best collector: Michał Bijacki
II place Primary School in Pogolewo collected 3,501 bottles (31 bottles per pupil) - best collector: Damian Wróbel
III place Primary School No. 5 collected 7,257 bottles (24 bottles per pupil) - best collector: Eryk Kołodziej
IV place Primary School No. 1 collected 3,115 bottles (19 bottles per pupil) - best collector: Kacper Grabski
V place Primary School No. 6 collected 5,776 bottles (14 bottles per pupil) - best collector: Damian Topolski
VI place Gymnasium of Jan Paweł II collected 1,612 bottles (13 bottles per pupil).
The event carried out under the auspices of PCC Rokita S.A. is a wonderful way of promoting pro-ecological behaviour among children and youths and, in particular, great fun showing children how to take care of the natural environment.
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