Timeline: Waste Collecting

Apr 9, 2015

Discussion on the action chosen

We were asked to choose an action related to an environment issue. Therefore, we thought about collecting waste from local stores while raising awareness to recycling habits.

Apr 17, 2015

Contacting the shopowners

We went to the three shops, "Multisabores", "Sapataria Caetano" and "Flor de Papel" to ask for collaboration of its owners on collecting respectively, metal cans, cardboards and boxes, and plastic.

Apr 21, 2015

1st selection and collection of rubbish

Tuesday the 21st, after we left school, we collected trash for the first time on "Multisabores" and "Sapataria Caetano". We brought 2 packages of card boxes and a nice plastic bag with about 2 dozens of cans.

Apr 23, 2015

2nd selection and collection of rubbish

Thursday the 23rd, at 5 pm, we collected some amount of litter, again on "Multisabores" and "Sapataria Caetano". We brought lots of new cans and card waste from their stores, and the owners happily contributed.

Apr 30, 2015

3rd selection and collection of rubbish

Thursday the 30th we finished collecting the waste on the stationery "Flor de Papel", We brought a sack full of plastic wastage. This garbage was originated during an entire week of the store's operation.

May 5, 2015

Placement of the collected materials in the Sátão's recycling centre

Our group "Pastéis de Nata" finished the proposed action, by throwing out all the waste. We were driven to the recycling centre where we delivered the rubbish into the appropriate place.