A water bottle in my backpack
Published on 29 October 2021
France
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About this good practice
In elementary school, this initiative was born following the intervention of a parent who alerted the association to the use of plastic bottles in the children's school bags every day. At the college, it is the intervention of the association within the framework of the "eco-delegate" program which impelled the project to equip all the college students with water bottles.
* Awareness of the students to plastic pollution and the quality of tap water.
* Survey of families to gauge their interest in the topic.
* Drawing contest for the decoration of the school's water bottle (1 design per school).
* Drawings chosen by the delegate councils.
* Gourds offered to parents to buy at free price from 4€. For the children of families unable to participate in the purchase, the association equipped the students free of charge. The choice was made for 350 ml stainless steel water bottles for the students, and a larger size for the adults.
* Awareness of the students to plastic pollution and the quality of tap water.
* Survey of families to gauge their interest in the topic.
* Drawing contest for the decoration of the school's water bottle (1 design per school).
* Drawings chosen by the delegate councils.
* Gourds offered to parents to buy at free price from 4€. For the children of families unable to participate in the purchase, the association equipped the students free of charge. The choice was made for 350 ml stainless steel water bottles for the students, and a larger size for the adults.
Resources needed
- Management and staff of each school, who were involved in the design of the project, which they echoed in class or in other activities, and in the choice of the bottles
- Water bottles were financed through VIE's zero-waste outreach to various communities and businesses
- Water bottles were financed through VIE's zero-waste outreach to various communities and businesses
Evidence of success
Approximately 1,800 children have been equipped with water bottles, eliminating plastic bottles from school bags in 4 schools in Vence.
All the adults in the schools have also received a water bottle, and the elementary school are continuing the fight against plastic bottles, with a stock of water bottles for the next school year.
This project has triggered a zero-waste dynamic in the community, which has launched other projects with schools.
All the adults in the schools have also received a water bottle, and the elementary school are continuing the fight against plastic bottles, with a stock of water bottles for the next school year.
This project has triggered a zero-waste dynamic in the community, which has launched other projects with schools.
Potential for learning or transfer
This project will be implemented in another college in 2021.
With the help of the teaching staff and parents, this type of project can be applied to other regions and carried out by a single organization such as an association.
With the help of the teaching staff and parents, this type of project can be applied to other regions and carried out by a single organization such as an association.
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Good practice owner
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Organisation
Association VIE Initiatives Environment
France
Contact
Cheffe de projet