The Superheronias Recycling Project

Rachel Quine fills us in on the work she's been doing on a new project with Mery and the social work interns here at Proyecto Horizonte.

 This week I helped Mery and the social work interns with a new Recycling project.On Tuesday they started a  programme on recycling in Rene Barrientos school at kilometer 9 in Mineros San Juan. Over the next two weeks they will be talking to every class in the school about the importance of recycling, using creative costumes and the concept of four 'Superheronias'. These heroines, representing the four different types of bins - white for recyclable items, green for biodegradable, brown for dangerous items like batteries and black for 'desechos' or general rubbish - teach the children in an interactive way about sorting their rubbish. After the presentation, the class were then given an opportunity to practice sorting some rubbish for themselves.

I observed some of these sessions this week and was really impressed! The Superheronias concept of the lesson engaged the young people really well. Proyecto Horizonte is working with the organisation, EMSA, to provide these four type of bins for the school so the children can put their new knowledge into practice.

One of the kids having a go at putting his rubbish in the correct bin.