11 October 2008. Kyiv, Ukraine - UN Global Compact Network in Ukraine conducted clean-up event "Clean City is a Beautiful Place to Be".
This is already the second collective action in the framework of “Go
Green” national campaign on climate change, presented in July 2008. The
event was held at Trukhaniv island in Kyiv on Saturday, October 11,
11:00-13:30. More than 100 representatives of business-, diplomatic-
and art community, representatives of the Ministry of Environment of
Ukraine, Kyiv City Administration and public organizations took part in
the event.
Ms. Joanna Kazana-Wisniowiecka, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative,
Ms. Svitlana Aridova, Deputy Head of Communications Department,
Ministry of Environment of Ukraine, diplomatic corps and Kyiv City
Administration representatives welcomed the participants of the clean
up event.
During the clean-up, participants, armed with the pair of gloves and
garbage bags, actively collected garbage off the Territory of Trukhaniv
Island and Matviyivska zatoka. Artistsfrom the Foundation for Modern
Art Development “Eidos” worked hard on creating interesting art objects
with ecological focus.
Coca-Cola and Vitmark provided tasty soft drinks; gloves and garbage
bags were provided by the company Tetra Pak. All garbage was collected
by the company Greenco and taken to the Recycling Center Greenco for
further processing. Entertainment program was kindly provided by
Coca-Cola. Almost 5 tons of garbage was collected in the result of the
event.
As a sign of gratitude all participants of the event received “Go
Green” pins, produced by the Institute for Oil Transportation and the
most active participants received art objects created by the artists
during the event.
More information about initiatve.
14.10.08
