Project in East Tyrol

Recycling needs to be learned

Together with Gerhard Lusser, the pupils soaked waste paper(Bild: ASO Sillian)

The special needs pupils at the Georg Großlercher School in Sillian tackled the topic of environmental protection and learned a lot about environmental protection and, above all, recycling. One of their own experiments was also intended to be a lively practical example.

How do you give the earth a future? Under this motto, the special needs pupils at the Georg Großlercher School in Sillian embarked on a drawing competition. In order to acquire the necessary expertise, they brought environmental consultant Gerhard Lusser from the East Tyrol Waste Management Association into the classroom.

Manuel used the mini waste garbage cans to learn where to put which waste.(Bild: ASO Sillian)

Manuel used the mini waste garbage cans to learn where to put which waste.(Bild: ASO Sillian)

Together with him, topics and issues relating to environmental protection, sustainability and recycling were discussed. "There was a particular focus on sustainable behavior and the responsible use of resources," explains Director Markus Kozubowski. The expert used paper to explain the recycling process and showed how old paper is soaked and made into new shapes.

Practical example
The children were able to soak their waste paper, shape it into small balls and then leave it to dry. The impressive result: many new shapes were created through recycling. "This practical example impressively illustrated how recycling works, how important it is to separate waste carefully and what steps are necessary to reuse materials," concluded Kozubowski.