We are a 'Escola Electrão'!

Escola Profissional Val do Rio has joined 'Escola Electrão', an initiative of Amb3e (the Portuguese association for the disposal of electric and electronic waste) to promote the correct disposal of our old electrical and electronic appliances, as well as the environmental benefits of this procedure.

The 'Escola Electrão' programme is a competition among schools where the winners are the ones who can gather more kilograms of electric and electronic waste. On February 19th, a 'Ponto Electrão' (the container we will have to fill up) will be placed in our school, and after a week it will be removed and weighed - to check how environmentally friendly we are!

There will also be some activities to prepare the students for this week and some information on the harmful components that we can find in this type of waste.

This is what a 'Ponto Electrão' looks like. If we have appliances
that don't fit the 50x50cm slot (washing machines, fridges,...),
we can call Amb3e - they'll come here and pick them up!!!

Useful links:

Escola Electrão programme
http://www.escolaelectrao.pt
(Portuguese only)

Amb3e
http://www.amb3e.pt
(Portuguese, English and Spanish)