Organized by the French Office of the Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe (of-FEEE), which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the Young Reporters for the Environment program is aimed at young people aged 12 to 20, under the guidance of a teacher or facilitator.
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The jury, in collaboration with the Wrigley Foundation, awarded the “Less Waste Campaign” prize for ages 15-18 to Simone Veil High School, Valbonne (PACA) for their project: L’éveil vert/Lycées Jaunes.
The reportage projects presented to the jury fell within one or more of the following five objectives of sustainable development: combating climate change, protecting biodiversity, natural environments, and natural resources, the well-being of all humans, social cohesion, solidarity between generations and territories, and responsible production and consumption.
The students of Simone Veil High School, observing that eight high schools in the Sophia Antipolis Agglomeration Community (CASA) do not recycle their waste, decided to install and use the yellow bin (recyclable waste) in their establishment and position themselves as a pilot school in the sector.
For this purpose, they conducted a survey on waste sorting, found partners (City of Valbonne, CASA, Regional Council, France 3), created a charter of good practices, visited a sorting center and created a website to disseminate their work.
