The elementary school in Nogara (Verona) where children create lamps and lights by recycling waste (photo)

IC NOGARA WASTE RECYCLING LAMPS

It all started on the laboratory benches of technology F.Cipriani State Middle School di nogara (Verona), where the teacher Cinthia Rampichini and students some third classes have decided to give a touch of light in addition to the various environments, decorating them and making them more comfortable.

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RECYCLING PROJECTS AT SCHOOL

The idea was born from the need to illuminate the environments in which we spend most of our time with a furnishing object made with easily available recycled materials.

This is where the work of the young kids begins. With the help of their Technology teacher, they start with an internet search for images or videos that can give them an idea from which to start designing the lamp. We then move on to analyzing these images to arrive at the final project and to choose the recycled materials to be used; to then conclude everything with the practical creation of the lamp. with related electrical circuit for its functioning.

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LAMPS MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS

The creation of lamps with recycled materials It is not a novelty in today's market, but just as the teacher Cinthia Rampichini tells us, – “Each lamp is unique because it is born from the imagination of the person who created it, creativity is different in each individual” – therefore starting from a series of identical recycled materials, we can arrive at different final results.

Everything is in the hands of schools, parents and also public bodies, which can subsidise the activities by giving everyone the opportunity to be able to get involved in recycling materials that would otherwise end up in waste and safeguard the environment.

The project is competing for the 2018 edition of the Non Sprecare Award. To learn more about the competition and participate, go to here!

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