Country: Türkiye

Site: Şile Municipality

Target: Local community and residents; schools and students.

Short Description

The Şile Municipality designed environmental education workshops that are carried out at the local Waste Collection Center. Each session starts with basic training on environmental awareness, zero waste projects, recycling, and residents´ civic duties in waste management.

An interactive art workshop is provided where the participants restore old pieces of furniture that are later donated to local people in need. At the end of a session, attendees visit the Waste Houses to improve their knowledge of correct waste disposal and segregation.

This project targets various age groups, helps spread environmental awareness on pollution, and ensures that citizens have sufficient knowledge to separate their domestic waste adequately. This is part of a strategy to turn waste collection centres into accesible facilities for residents to learn about circular economy and waste management.