Challenge 4: Say no to plastic! Romania edition

Recycling in our area

In the last 3 months we tried our best to not buy as many plastic packaging and brought our own shopping bags whenever we would go out shopping, bags which we had previously bought or homemade ones. We try our best to use decomposable materials instead of plastic ones.
    

With the help of fellow activists a recycling center has been opened. Here you can exchange your recyclable materials to coupons. It has improved the enviromental awareness of people mostly, because its next to a shopping cente, plus its one of the only recycling centers in our area, but you always have to start somewhere and I think this is a great step for a better future.
We are reassured that 100% of the materials are recycled.
     
Other than this, we also support the collecting of bottle caps which helps with reducing the cost of needed medical equpiments.

Recycling and old hammer

Instead of throwing away an old hammer we saved it and recycled it by taking out its handle.We carved a new hammer handle, made of hard oak wood.The hammerhead was also polished and cleaned.The hammerhead was also polished and cleaned.With this method we managed to save, recycle and fully renew the hammer.

In conclusion, we are doing our best to improve our environmental issues with recycling and overall we are trying to raise awareness of our surroundings.

Challenge 4: Say no to plastic! Finland edition.

 

Kävin ruokakaupassa. Olin omasta mielestäni hyvin ajattelevainen, kun kassalla otin perinteisen muovikassin sijaan paperikassin. Muovia vähentämään, ajattelin! Menin kotiin ja aloin purkamaan kauppakassiani. Aikamoinen paluu maan pinnalle, kun tajusin, että kaikki mitä paperikassistani kaivoin pöydälle, oli pakattu tavalla tai toisella muoviin. Eli vaikka olin valinnut paperikassin kassalla, kannoin silti ison määrän muovia ostosteni mukana kaupasta kotiin. Tämä kertoo varmasti siitä, kuinka muovin ympäröimiä olemme.

Itse yritän vähentää "ylimääräistä" muovia ottamalla mukaan kauppaan oman kassin (en aina muista..) ja nykyään meillä kierrätetään suurimmat ja enimmät muovijätteet kierrästyspisteissä. Pienellä paikkakunnalla asuessa, tosin lähin kierrätyspiste on n. 25 km päässä. Kaupan muovikassit käytetään uudestaan roskapusseina, pullot viedään pullonpalautukseen. Paljon parannettavaa siis on, mutta on haastavaa elää nyky-yhteiskunnassa kokonaan muovitta.

I went to a grocery store and thought I was very thoughtful choosing paper bag over plastic one. Say no to plastic, I thought! But then I went home and unloaded my shoppings. Everything inside the paper bag was covered in plastic. 

I try to reduce plastic by taking own bag to shop (if I remember..) and nowadays we recycle most plastic. Plastic bags from stores are used again as garbage bags and plastic bottles are recycled. But lots could be still done in our household. It´s quite difficult to live with no plastic at all in our society.

Suvi

Muovin kierrätys; meidän alueella kierrätyspisteet löytyy ainakin Ylivieskasta ja Kalajoen keskustasta.

Susien ja Kepardin täsmävinkit miten voit vähentää muovin käyttöä:
- kestokassit

• ei hedelmiä pussiin tai kestopussi

• älä osta pullovettä

There are special recycle bins for plastic in bigger towns around Rautio.

Scout groups Sudet (Wolfs) and Kepardit (Cheetahs) specific tips:

• no fruits in small plastic bags, use own bags made of fabric
• don´t by bottled water

Photos: Marja-Liisa Kaakko