In January 2023, we launched our year-long, action-oriented Litter Less Plus campaign focused on increasing awareness and driving actions to reduce environmental pollution at a global scale.
Building upon over 10 years of experience with the Litter Less Campaign, the activities of Litter Less Plus cover everything from informative quizzes and webinars to the sharing of best practices. With the support of the Mars Wrigley Foundation, we are proud to be able to create a small grant competition for schools wishing to run projects in the line with the concept of the circular economy.
We invited schools and organizations both in formal and non-formal educational contexts participating in the Eco-Schools, Learning about Forests (LEAF) and Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) programmes to submit their project proposals in circular economy. We received 110 projects from 16 countries and after careful review, we’re excited to announce that the following 60 schools have been selected to receive the grant:
Bulgaria
"Kapitan Petko Voivoda" Primari School: School For A Green Future
“Hristo Botev” Secondary School: Waste Reduction Project
10th Primary School “Aleko Konstantinov”: I Collect Separately And Compost
39 Kindergarten "Prikazka": Miracles From The Trash Can
Alexander Georgiev-Kodzhakafaliyata Primary School: Recycling Workshop
DG35 "Detska Radost": Sustainable And Healthy
Druzhba 14 Kindergarten: Litter Less – Green Circle For Pure Nature
Hristo Botev Secondary School: Eco Friends
Primary School ”Hristo Botev: Create An Eco-Miracle!
Comoros
Primary Public School Kanaleni: Waste recovery and marketing
Cyprus
PASCAL Private English School Lefkosia and PASCAL Private Greek School Lefkosia: RE-BLUE
Estonia
Haabersti Vene Gümnaasium: Haabersti school garden is about creating a sustainable environment
Padise Põhikool: Hydroponic garden for Padise Põhikool
Georgia
20th public school named after Guram Ramishvili: Waste today, potential resource tomorrow
Ivane Javakhishvilis Tbilisi N53 Public School: Trash to Treasure
LEPL Akaki Chkhenkeli Public School N 2: Give a second life
LEPL Ambrolauri Public school N1: Save the drop
LEPL Gori Municipality village Khurvaleti public school: Composting of Organic Materials and Recycling “Don't stop, act for your better future”
LEPL Gori Municipality Village Tinikhidi Public School: The Second Life of used items
LEPL Gori Public School N10: Eco-fashion-makers
LEPL Sachkhere Shota Rustaveli Public School N 3: Composting for a Sustainable Future
LEPL Siko Dolidze Named Cokhatauri Municipality Village Amagleba Publik School: Bio vegetable garden
LEPL Tbilisi Public School N149: Eco Workshop
LEPL Tetritskaro Municipality Village Koda Public School Named After Vasil Barnov: Save the environment from harmful waste
LEPL Tsalka Municipality Village Sameba Public School: Less waste - more recycling
LEPL Village Dekhviri Public School: Give things a second life – reduce waste
N(N)Nl-St. Ioane Bolnli School Of The Patriarchate Of Georgia: "Become an eco-smart citizen"
Ozurgeti Public School N 4: Eco Literacy
PL-Tsalka public shool N1: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Public school of Kveda Tsageri: My Green World
Public school of the village of Uravi, Ambrolauri Municipality: Waste management in our village
Sachkhere Akaki Tsereteli N1 Public School: Less Waste for Better Health
Greece
Primary School of Orei-North Evia: We all walk together... magically... on the avenue of the circular economy!
23ο Kindergarten of Ioannina Greece: Giving waste a new life
India
City Montessori School: PROMETHEUS
Delhi Public School Jamnagar: Sustainability is the future
Kazakhstan
Haileybury Almaty: Indoor and outdoor piezoelectric tiles
Lithuania
Kindergarten "GILIUKAS" Tirksliai Mazeikiai district: LITTER LESS PLUS
Mazeikiai Kindergarten "Bitutė" Naftininku 7 89239: Sorting - saving nature
Mažeikių lopšelis - darželis ,,Pasaka": I recycle - do you?
Plungė kindergarten "Vyturėlis": In Circle with Nature!
Užvenčio Šatrijos Raganos gimnazija: Choose a reusable bag
Malaysia
Convent Infant Jesus (1) Primary School: Say ”NO” to Microplastics In Personal Care Products - The Hidden Beauty Ingredient
Malta
Chiswick House School: Garden Matters
Gozo College Ninu Cremona Secondary School: Reduction of Litter and Waste in our School
St Augustine College: The Earth is your Wealth
St Benedict College Middle School - Eco-school Committee: Implementing a responsible waste generation and waste disposal method at school and beyond.
St Jeanne Antide College Immaculate Conception Secondary School: ‘Want Not, Waste Not’
St.Dorothy's Sliema School Ekoskola committee: Preloved uniforms for more sustainability
Valletta Primary School / San Gorg Preca: SAY NO TO PLASTIC
Mauritius
Le Lycee Mauricien: Recycling Litter at School Level
Loreto College Curepipe Mauritius: Say No to single-use plastic. Together let's Beat Plastic Pollution
Mohabeer Burrenchobay Government School: Waste Management at MBGS
Swami Vivekananda State Secondary School: Setting of a Student Learning Corner
Montenegro
Elementary school "Radoje Čizmović": We can do it together
Primary School "Mirko Srzentić" Petrovac: Trash to treasure, it’s our pleasure!
Primary School "Pavle Kovačević" Grahovo-Nikšić: Let's Make Our Schoolyard Clean!
Primary School „Aleksa Đilas - Bećo“- Mojkovac: "Love nature like a mother, she will give you a fairy tale"
Secondary economic school: Fashion Revolution
Vocational School of Economics “Mirko Vešović”: "The Magic Bin"
Congratulations to the recipients Educational Grant for Circular Economy Projects! The project implementation phase will run from April to October 2023, and we’re looking forward to sharing the exciting outcomes from each school.