In the Far South of Corsica, only 33% of the population sorts their waste. It was therefore necessary to make a drawing of it, which more than 200 students from the schools of Porto-Vecchio, Bonifacio, Monaccia d’Aullène, Lecci and Pianottoli-Caldarello worked on.
The instruction was to “ highlight the positive impact of selective sorting on our environment », Specifies the community of communes, which asked each of the thirteen participating classes to create a drawing. Five of them were awarded Monday morning during a ceremony in the red room of the Jean-Paul De Rocca Serra cultural space in Porto-Vecchio. The creations of the children of the ULIS class (localized unit for educational inclusion) Marcellesi and the CE1 of Santa Divota will appear on the new pre-collection bags distributed throughout the territory. The two drawings produced by the CM2s of Bonifacio and Santa Divota will be displayed on the electric collection bins. The work of CM2 from the Trinité school in Porto-Vecchio won the Facebook prize, each of the drawings having been published on the social network on May 2 to allow everyone to vote for their favorite drawing. Finally, the single class at the Monaccia d’Aullène school received the “Petit Poucet” prize, which rewards the investment of the youngest. And because awareness of sorting takes precedence over artistic results, all students received a tote bag containing eco-responsible goodies.
“Sorting means saving the planet from a threat”
The Ulis class at the Porto-Vecchiaise school Toussaint and Marie Marcellesi brings together students with disabilities: “ Not everyone was able to draw with pastel or colored pencils, so we had the idea of making a drawing by coloring with dots », explains the teacher, Julie Methammam. According to her colleague in charge of CM2, Raphaëlle Galichet, “ the children were already somewhat aware of the need to sort, but they knew less about the recycling part. Most of their drawings represented a sad planet, where sorting is not carried out, and a smiling planet, which is taken care of. » Mission accomplished because the children perfectly understood what they drew: “ Sorting allows us to make things like this bottle or this pen », points out Herry, 9 years old. Sorting is also “ be careful with all the things you throw in the trash », continues Noam. “It’s saving the planet from a threat,” adds Valentin. Nuncia made the connection with her personal environment: “Around my house, there are workers doing work and sometimes throwing away cigarettes or cans, even though there is a trash can right next door,” regrets the 10-year-old Porto-Vecchiaise.
“You will educate your parents”
The vice-president in charge of waste management, Georges Gianni, congratulated both the work carried out by the children and their understanding of the message conveyed: “ Thanks to this sorting gesture, you will educate your parents for the future. This is the only way we will be able to reduce our waste. » Responsible for sorting ambassadors in the Far South, Xavier Benedetti sometimes finds himself perplexed by the speeches given by certain adults: “ There’s a rumor that I can’t get past, according to which there’s no need to sort things out because then everything would be remixed… That’s false, of course. » The children will be able to confirm.
