Santo Domingo.- For weeks and even months, children and parents of the National District they collected recyclable plastics to exchange them for toys on the occasion of the Three Kings Daya practice that at the same time promotes environmental educationthe urban cleaning and the reduction of environmental impact.
This is part of the initiative “Plastics for Toys” of the mayor Carolina Mejía, That this Sunday morning, led hundreds of children to gather around the Municipal Palace of the Mayor’s Office of the National District, where they formed long lines to participate in this day.
Efficient organization and greater environmental awareness
Many families arrived since Saturday afternoon with the aim of being the first to receive the toys. The process consisted of weigh the amount of plastics collectedand then obtain the tickets that allowed them to be exchanged for gifts.
Herein sixth edition of Plastics for Toysunlike previous years, during the early hours of the morning There were no covers or plastic bottles on the streets.which allowed the collection and delivery of tickets to begin earlier, evidencing greater citizen awareness about recycling.
In that sense, Mejía expressed that each edition has left important learnings. “The important thing is to learn from experience and apply it in new versions. Previous editions have shown us opportunities for improvement, and that is what we have done in this sixth version,” he stated.
Likewise, he highlighted the importance of inspire children to do good deedsrewarding their effort with a toy, while strengthening the education in values and environmental responsibility.
Bicycles, the main objective of the collection of plastic bottles
Get a bicycle was the main objective of dozens of children and families who, for several weeks, collected plastic bottles as part of an ecological initiative that contributes to maintaining scuppers and clean rivers.
From the early hours of the morning, people from sectors such as Guachupita They began to gather at the exchange point. Some arrived from 5:00 in the afternoon and 10:00 at night on Saturdayand after 10:00 in the morningthey were about to receive their gifts. Many managed to redeem more than a thousand plastic bottles for bicyclesmaking them the most requested item at the event.
One of the beneficiaries was Miguel Perezwho arrived the afternoon of the previous day and received two bicycles and two dolls for their daughters, despite having carried out the collection process on their own.
Pérez highlighted the organization of the sixth edition of the program, noting that he has participated in previous versions, but that this year the process was more agile and efficientin addition to highlighting that there were no plastics in the streetsevidence of the positive impact of the day.
