In Cluj-Napoca, over 100 teachers have gathered to discuss ways to give new life to objects collected within the project.

165 teachers from Cluj-Napoca have discussed various creative ideas for reusing waste, many of them coming from the students themselves.

Woman: "They are very excited, they can't wait. What we are going to do, how we are going to do it, how we are going to color the gray areas of the school".

Woman: "We have already carried out several activities for collecting waste that we will use and reuse. It is a very necessary project".

The "Creative Recycling Caravan" project, now in its second edition, is taking place this year in eight counties in western Romania, including Arad, Bihor, Maramureș and Timiș. Over 1,000 teachers from 203 schools are enrolled.

Andreea Cimpoiescu, project manager: "Parents and grandparents also participated; it was practically teamwork within the respective community, and thus many bonds were formed between parent, child and teacher".

Each educational unit has to set up five different activity zones. For example, waste collection and sorting, reading or actual recycling.

Andreea Idriceanu, project counselor: "They need to bring more beauty, more joy, teamwork, and a sense of community to the school".

Amalia Gurzău, ISJ Cluj: "Beyond declarative and verbal competencies, procedural ones find their place best in the space of extracurricular educational activities and dedicated to the National Program 'Green Week'".

Schools have three months to set up their five recycling zones. The best teams from each county will then be awarded.