By Miguel Angel Pena Flores | Director
Students in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, are taking action to protect their rivers by collecting used cooking oil.
Used oil is often poured down sinks or discarded on the ground, allowing it to reach drains, soil, streams, and rivers. Through environmental workshops, students are learning a safer alternative.
They allow the oil to cool, place it in a clean plastic bottle, close it tightly, and take it to a participating school. Students also share these instructions with their families and encourage them to recycle instead of polluting the environment.
Schools are becoming collection and environmental learning points where students, families, teachers, and local restaurants can participate. The collected oil is stored for responsible recycling.
This activity connects classroom learning with real environmental action. It also helps students become environmental leaders in their communities.
In the coming months, Arca Beta will continue the workshops, involve more families and restaurants, and improve the monitoring of the oil collected.
Thank you for helping Amazonian students protect their rivers and build a cleaner future.
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