Euro-Ekopak holds six 'Little Eco‑Heroes' workshops in Gazi Baba kindergartens

With smiles, colorful drawings and boundless curiosity, Euro-Ekopak ran a series of six educational workshops called “Little Eco-Heroes” in kindergartens across the Municipality of Gazi Baba. Through play, short talks and hands-on crafts, preschoolers learned how to sort waste correctly — discovering that even their small hands can make a big difference for nature. The series concluded on 19 October with a visit to 25 Maj — the "Poni" branch, leaving behind new knowledge, keepsakes and freshly minted little eco-heroes.

Activities, tools and a lasting reminder

Sessions began with simple, age-appropriate questions — Where does paper go and where does plastic go? Why separate waste? — and moved into active participation. Children traced the outlines of their palms and, with paint and imagination, turned those handprints into trees, flowers and suns. Every drawing carried the same message: those small hands hold the future of our environment and care for it starts early.

As a practical follow-up, the children used their colorful artwork to decorate the recycling bins that Euro-Ekopak donated to each kindergarten. The decorated containers remain in the facilities as everyday tools and visual reminders: each piece of waste placed in the correct bin is a chance for knowledge to become habit.

“With the second series of workshops we continue the story we began in May — to make care for nature familiar to children from the earliest age. When they draw, decorate the bins and discover where waste belongs, children learn through their own experience. Our task as adults is to support that curiosity and to set a good personal example. We believe the small hands that today draw trees and flowers with such care will tomorrow care for the world around them with the same attention,” said Luka Lukovski, director of Euro-Ekopak.

These October workshops were the second round of the initiative; the first took place in May in kindergartens in the Municipality of Aerodrom, covering Buba Mara and its Sunce branch, and Srnichka with the Bambi, Chekorche i Shturche and Kalinka branches.

Euro-Ekopak — acting as the collective packaging waste manager — said the programme focuses on simple, practical steps that preschool children can understand and use: recognizing different types of waste, choosing the right container for separation, and keeping the play and learning spaces tidy. The organisers stressed that one drawing, one question or one reminder can spark conversations at home and help families build better recycling habits together.

Photo: press material from the event