Hundreds of cigarette butts collected in the Marcel-Pagnol garden

Le jardin Marcel Pagnol et les abords de la Pyramide nettoyés.

The elected members of the Municipal Council for Children and Youth were not afraid to get up early on a Saturday morning. The meeting was set for 9 a.m. at the Marcel-Pagnol garden to participate in World Cleanup Day 2024. Although at first glance the square did not seem very dirty, the children, accompanied by several adult elected members and Bagnolais volunteers, quickly noticed that small pieces of waste were hidden everywhere. “ I am shocked by the number of cigarette butts that we found“, says Lina, a young elected member of the CMEJ.

The cigarette butts are collected in plastic bottles. By the end of the morning, six one-litre bottles had been filled. And the volunteers were unable to rake the entire square. These cigarette butts are then collected by the Gard Rhodanien conurbation which, in collaboration with Vinci, sends them to a recycling centre. They will be used to create furniture. “But we also found beer caps, cans, a saucepan, a pallet and even wooden planks“, explains Imran, also elected to the CMEJ. In total, three sorting bags were filled and several pieces of waste will be taken to the recycling center.

In parallel with their participation in World Cleanup Day, the elected representatives of the CMEJ hold an environmental commission throughout their mandate and work on several projects to beautify the town. “ We already wanted to add trash cans in Bagnols, especially around schools and colleges since we noticed that there aren't many, explains Anna, member of the environmental commission. QWhen we see the trash in the park, we say to ourselves that it's really important!"

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