Ecoembes is an NGO which aims at handling all types of packaging. They campaign to strengthen the commitment of citizens to environmental issues. The values and approach of the organization reflect the sustainable development and they comprise ethical, economic, environmental and social scopes to be integrated into business strategy.

https://www.ecoembes.com/es/ciudadanos/sobre-nosotros

We follow this organization very actively. We use their material in a didactic way and have been involved in courses with other organizations like Recapacicla.

They have publicized about a cleaning event in the social media:

                     

On 17 June 2017, there will be an event organized by Libera, an organization conceived by SEO/Birdlife which cries for freeing Nature from waste. It is the first collaborative waste removal in Spain. The motto: 1m2 al año no hace daño (1 square meter a year doesn't hurt my dear)

http://proyectolibera.org/1m2-participa

They organize group cleaning trips, whether actually leading a group or taking different actions depending on time availability. On this date, people will go out, to the countryside, mountains, river, parks, beaches, etc. There, they will collect one square meter each (1m2) in order to raise awareness.

                       

 

In order to foster awareness in the whole community at school, we have displayed their manifesto. Summer time is coming and public places like parks, riverbanks, beaches will be crowded so everyone can contribute to a cleaner environment whether in groups or individually.

This is the manifesto:

                      

Students at 2 Bachillerato read it and reflected on the activity: 

 

Then, with 2 ESO (second year at compulsory secondary education). The activity took place in our school yard, especially the green area where there was a lot of waste to collect: paper, plastic, glass bottles,.... Everyone picked waste in 1m2 !