Raising public awareness of the best way to dispose of waste in a conscious manner. This was the purpose of the environmental education blitz carried out by the Caetité Selective Collection Cooperative (Coopercicli) on the anniversary of 15 years of selective collection, which took place last Monday (19).
Promoted by BAMIN, through the Circuito do Lixo project, which is in line with conditions LXVII, LXXII and XXV of the Implementation and Operation Licenses, the cooperative made up of recyclable material collectors promotes selective collection and environmental education actions, generating employment, income, inclusion and improving the quality of life of the cooperative members.
As part of the celebration, the members carried out an environmental education blitz in Praça da Catedral, in the center of Caetité, with the distribution of information material such as booklets, rubbish bins and fridge magnets with messages encouraging the population to commit to awareness, preservation, environmental conservation and the importance of separating waste correctly. They also showed educational and institutional videos and played educational games with the people who attended the event.
“We’re delighted with this action by Coopercicli, which has become a benchmark in selective waste collection in the state of Bahia, not least because it shows that we all need to collaborate with the environment, understanding that we are part of it. Collective construction is fundamental,” says BAMIN’s Community Relations coordinator, Ana Paula Dias.
The president of Coopercicli, Edilene Luiza Oliveira, emphasizes the importance of BAMIN in waste management processes and in the development of cooperative members. “The Circuito do Lixo project has made and continues to make a difference to the cooperative and also to the lives of many families. I feel very grateful for everything that has been done,” she explains.
At a stand set up by the cooperative, people were given a seedling of a plant native to the region in exchange for five pet bottles as a way of preventing the material from being disposed of irregularly in the environment.
In 2023, Coopercicli reached the historic milestone of more than 3 million tons of recyclable waste collected in Caetité since the project began. In the same year, around 250 tons of recyclable waste were sold and more than 40 events, including fairs and lectures, were held with the direct participation of students from public and private schools, as well as the community, to promote environmental education.
