{"id":10476,"date":"2025-01-27T11:08:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T09:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maresmecircular.cat\/?p=10476"},"modified":"2025-01-27T11:08:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T09:08:40","slug":"maresme-circular-celebrates-world-environmental-education-day-with-a-record-participation-in-its-educational-programme-un-volt-als-residus-which-has-grown-by-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maresmecircular.cat\/en\/consortium\/maresme-circular-celebrates-world-environmental-education-day-with-a-record-participation-in-its-educational-programme-un-volt-als-residus-which-has-grown-by-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Maresme Circular celebrates World Environmental Education Day with a record participation in its educational programme \u2018Un volt als residus\u2019, which has grown by 45%"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the framework of the World Environmental Education Day<\/strong> to be held on 26 January<\/strong>, Maresme Circular<\/strong> highlights the significant growth experienced in its environmental education programme<\/strong> during the 2023-2024 period. In the last school year, the Maresme Waste Consortium<\/strong> has increased the number of participants by 45%<\/strong> compared to the previous year in its programme \u2018Un volt als residus<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 (A tour of the plant), consolidating its position as a benchmark.<\/p>\n The 2023-2024 academic year had the highest participation recorded<\/strong> since 2013 with a total of 682<\/strong> educational activities and 17,064<\/strong> attendees. This success is mainly due to the incorporation of two new activities aimed at infant and primary school students<\/strong>, which have been very well received, making the infant education group the second largest segment of participants, representing 26.6%<\/strong> of the total, with 28%<\/strong> of participants in the first cycle of ESO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Guided tour of the Maresme Integrated Waste Recovery Centre \/ Marga Cruz<\/p><\/div>\n \u00a0<\/em>\u2018Want to have superpowers?<\/strong>‘ is a virtual visit aimed at the youngest children and designed to show them what happens in a waste treatment plant<\/strong>. \u2018Let’s take care of our house!<\/strong>‘ is an educational workshop<\/strong> designed to discover, through different game dynamics, the concept of waste as a resource<\/strong>, and how to separate waste in order to recycle it.<\/p>\n In the eleven years that the programme has been running, 90,530<\/strong> people have taken part in the different activities organised by Maresme Circular, including workshops, visits and other activities at fairs and events. \u2018This growing success reflects the interest of schools in promoting sustainability values<\/strong> among children. We are very satisfied with the response of the area and with the positive assessment made by the participants, who mostly rate the activities with a score of more than 9<\/strong> out of 10\u2019, highlights the director of Maresme Circular, Carles Salesa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In terms of territorial distribution, Maresme was the region with the highest participation, with 59%<\/strong> of the total number of activities, followed by Vall\u00e8s Oriental (20%<\/strong>) and Barcelon\u00e8s (13%<\/strong>), among others.<\/p>\n Baccalaureate students carrying out the workshop \u2018RAEEsidus i RAEEcursos\u2019 on the environmental impact of electronic devices \/ Maresme Circular<\/p><\/div>\n With the aim of continuing to expand the programme and reach the public even more, this year a new activity has been added aimed at secondary school students<\/strong>, focused on encouraging critical reflection on our technological consumption<\/strong>. This proposal, entitled \u2018RAEEsidus and RAEEcursos<\/strong>\u2019 in reference to the acronym for waste electrical and electronic equipment, aims to raise awareness of the environmental and social impact of the use of mobile and portable devices, as well as explore different ways to minimise the negative impact of these devices.<\/p>\n The workshop includes the \u2018dissection\u2019 of an electronic device to identify its components and then learn about the materials and social and environmental impacts of each one. After seeing the current problems derived from the manufacture of electrical and electronic devices and their management once they become waste, exercises are carried out to learn how to increase the useful life of mobile and portable devices<\/strong> in order to reduce the negative impact of these devices.<\/p>\n Immersive experience with Virtual Reality goggles to discover the present and future of recycling \/ Marga Cruz<\/p><\/div>\nNew for this year<\/strong><\/h3>\n