Love of Sports and Environmental Awareness were Instilled in the Little Ones Together

07 May 2025

The "Zero Waste Infinite Resource" project, implemented by ÇEVKO Foundation in cooperation with the Shane Larkin Foundation and with the support of Kartal Municipality, aims to increase recycling awareness among primary and secondary school students. Within the scope of the project, which combines sports, entertainment and education, events were organized in 4 different schools, with the participation of successful athlete Shane Larkin.

ÇEVKO Foundation, which brings together the identities of an expert industrial initiative and an active non-governmental organization, implemented the "Zero Waste Infinite Resource" project in cooperation with the Shane Larkin Foundation and with the support of Kartal Municipality. The project aims to increase recycling awareness among primary and secondary school students, with the mission of benefiting society towards a sustainable future and bringing social responsibility to young generations.

Within the scope of the project, training activities focused on raising awareness on issues such as sustainability, climate crisis and recycling were carried out in primary and secondary schools. Students and their teachers attended the trainings held at İhsan Bayrakçı Primary School, Yavuz Selim Secondary School, Emir Sencer Secondary School and İhsan Zakiroğlu Secondary School. The aim was to spread recycling awareness in a fun way with educational activities in the events attended by successful athlete Shane Larkin. In order to support recycling, special hoop containers / recycling containers were designed for the project, and basketballs were donated as part of the events.

ÇEVKO Foundation Secretary General Mete İmer, regarding the Zero Waste Infinite Resource project, which was implemented in cooperation with the Shane Larkin Foundation and with the support of Kartal Municipality, said, "The climate crisis, whose concrete effects we see every day, is the biggest threat to the future of humanity. A more effective fight against the climate crisis and, as a requirement, the transition to a circular economy are the two most important issues of the sustainability agenda in our world. Giving our children, the real owners of the future, environmental awareness and recycling awareness at an early age is for our Foundation." "It has always been among our main priorities. We were happy to cooperate with Shane Larkin, who is an inspiration to young people with both his talents and sportsmanship ethics, and the foundation he established," he said.

Shane Larkin also expressed the importance of the project with the following words: "For me, this project is not just an environmental initiative, it is one of the most valuable legacies we can leave to future generations. Raising recycling awareness to children is a step we must all take to make the world a better place. Each child gaining this awareness will lay the foundations of great changes in the future. Our foundation will continue activities and trainings to increase recycling awareness, and will continue to inspire young people for a sustainable environment. This awareness they have acquired today will shape our future." will shape it.”

Latest
News & Updates

Customize Cookie Preferences

You can manage cookie categories separately

Mandatory Cookies

Always Active

These cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of the website and cannot be disabled.

Analytical Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use the website.

Services Used: Google Analytics

Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to show you personalized ads and to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

Services Used: Google Ads, Facebook Pixel

For more information, you can check the Privacy Policy and Protection of Personal Data pages