In Sumy, volunteers collected more than half a ton of garbage

In Sumy, volunteers collected more than half a ton of garbage t.me/sumskamiskarada

Anna Velyka

The eco-action has already become traditional

On Saturday, October 12, in Sumy, citizens took part in the EcoCross environmental campaign and collected 511.4 kg of garbage along the banks of the Sumka River.

The Sumy City Council reports this on Telegram.

This year, the EcoCross competition was held for the sixth time. For an hour, 5 teams cleaned the banks of the local river along the street. Lugova

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Photo: Sumy City Council, Telegram.

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Photo: Sumy City Council, Telegram.

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Photo: Sumy City Council, Telegram.

Weekly "Your chance" reported, how the places were distributed among the teams based on the total weight of all collected garbage bags:

  • 1st place – "Brave Rabbits" team – 147.9 kg;
  • II place – Best Life team – 117.8 kg;
  • 3rd place – the team "Savior Chipmunks" – 101.5 kg;
  • IV place – "SBB-TIL" team – 86.6 kg;
  • V place – team "Fairies of Clean Streets" – 57.6 kg.

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Photo: Sumy City Council, Telegram.

The organizer of the event was "Sumy Promotion Agency". She treated the participants to coffee and sweets and handed out valuable gifts.

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Photo: Sumy City Council, Telegram.

Half a ton of garbage collected by eco-activists was taken away by the employees of "Servisresurs" LLC.

Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that in July in the National Nature Park "Holosiivskyi" in Kyiv there was a great commotion, during which volunteers cleaned reservoirs and coastal areas of garbage. They collected more than 5 tons of waste and fragments of "Shaheda" in addition.

We also told how in Pereyaslav activists gather recycled material.

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