13 tons of paper for recycling were collected by students from Plovdiv

The record amount of 13 tons of paper packaging waste for recycling was handed over by students from Plovdiv in the "Paper Race" initiative, which Bulecopack and the Municipality of Plovdiv held jointly. A total of 15 schools from the four districts of the city - "North", "South", "East" and "West" took part in the campaign, with the aim of collecting the largest possible amount of paper packaging waste for a certain period of time.

Representatives of Bulecopack and the Municipality of Plovdiv visited all schools willing to participate in order to collect, weigh and transport the collected quantity.

The largest amount of paper was provided by the students from "Rayna Knyaginya" Primary School with 2242 kg of paper collected.

In second place were the graduates of the School "Pencho Slaveykov", who collected 2181 kg., followed by "Nikola Vaptsarov" Secondary School with 1800 kg of paper. The winners received vouchers to improve the facilities.

Encouraging awards were also won by the students from the Vocational High School of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy "Arch. Kamen Petkov" and the students of "Hristo Botev" Primary School, who collected 1600 kg and 1150 kg of paper respectively.

With diplomas were awarded to "Dimitar Dimov" Primary School, the French High School "Antoine de Saint-Exupery", "Peyo Yavorov" Secondary School, "Panayot Volov" Primary School, "St. St. Cyril and Methodius", the Vocational High School of Leather and Textile "Dr. Ivan Bogorov", Primary School "Stoyan Mihaylovski", Primary School "Todor Kableshkov", as well as "Petko Slaveykov" Primary School. 

We thank all students, their families and teachers for joining the initiative with such a desire and thus showing their responsible attitude and desire to reduce packaging waste.