On Saturday, June 28th, in the City Park in ZÄ…bki we ecologically celebrated 10th anniversary of the Poland’s accession to the European Union and the 25th anniversary of free elections.

Inhabitants of ZÄ…bki and the surrounding area took part in educational workshops and recycling competitions prepared by Stena Recycling. There were also performances of young talents on the stage, concert "NO LOGO'' band and Brass Band whereas children were waiting for attractions including pony rides.
    
On Saturday, June 28th, inhabitants of ZÄ…bki and surrounding in crowds visited the local Shubert’s Municipal Park to take part in the European Picnic. Event was organized together with the Towarzystwo PrzyjacióÅ‚ ZÄ…bek with the active participation of Stena Recycling, the owner of the Warsaw STENA EkoStacja - model PSZOK for the ZÄ…bki citizens. As a result, the celebration had an ecological and educational character! The youngest most willingly tried their hand at a computer game Recycle Drop and the waste segregation on time skills. In contrast, Memorecycling – contest about recycling – intrigued not only children but also adults who were faced with questions about ecology. Also other attractions were waiting for the guests – children's and youths performances, modern dance shows, horse pony rides, contests with prizes, presentations EU countries and many others. For the final organisers planned concert of alternative reggae band "NO LOGO''.

European Picnic was the perfect moment for the reflection on the changes in pro-environmental attitudes in Poland, supported by the European Community, and realized for example by the Warsaw STENA EkoStacja. Since the implementation of the new law EkoStacja works as a PSZOK (Selective Point Rebounds Municipal Waste) for the municipality of ZÄ…bki. "This is an excellent example of how the new regulations can and should actually work in practice, and the value for the environment and inhabitants, which brings STENA EkoStacja have been appreciated by the Responsible Business Forum. The organization recognized the operation of the EkoStacja as an example of Good Practice for taking care of the environment. Thus STENA EkoStacja Warsaw was awarded in the „Odpowiedzialny Biznes w Polsce 2012” annual report and as the „Odpowiedzialna Inicjatywa MiesiÄ…ca" by CSR.pl portal, says Anna Nowakowska, Director of Marketing and Sales, Stena Recycling.

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