The 12th Final of the of the Poland-Wide Ecological Contest „Good Solutions for Electronic Waste 2021”

Date: 11/06/2021

The 12th Final of the Poland-Wide Ecological Contest „Good Solutions for Electronic Waste – Leave Me in Good Hands – 2021” was held remotely on Friday, 11th June.

Until today, 12 editions of the contest have been attended by 324 School Eco teams from the entire Poland. Those teams have been composed of 1,939 participants. We have collected over 646 tons of the used-up electrical and electronic hardware and over 38 tons of the used-up batteries and accumulators.

This year’s edition of the „Good Solutions for Electronic Waste” contest, the aim of which is to boost pro-environmental attitudes among primary school students in the field of correct handling of waste electrical and electronic equipment and waste portable batteries and accumulators, took place in accordance with the plan, despite restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and remote education. This is thanks to a immense commitment of both the pupils participating in the competition and their school guardians. It is only through their determination and creativity that we managed to organise the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment and waste batteries, the results of which was truly impressive. We have collected over 90 tons of used-up electrical and electronic hardware and nearly 5 tons of used-up batteries and accumulators.

The Jury of the Poland-Wide Ecological Contest “Good Solutions for Electronic Waste – Leave Me in Good Hands 2021” composed as follows:

Chairwoman – Gabriela Leszczyńska – CEO of AURAEKO Organizacja Odzysku Sprzętu Elektrycznego i Elektronicznego S.A.

Member – Małgorzata Tomczak – Head of the Post-Use Waste in the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection

Member – Nina Dudek – NLD Consulting – expert in education

Member – Beata Klapa – Environmental Education Coordinator – AURAEKO Organizacja Odzysku Sprzętu Elektrycznego i Elektronicznego S.A.

Following the Contest Regulations, have assessed the contest tasks and have announced the following results of the 12th Edition of the Poland-Wide Ecological Contest “Good Solutions For Electronic Waste – Leave Me In Good Hands 2021”:

1st Place      Batalionów Chłopskich Primary School no. 109 in Warsaw

2nd Place     Ks. dr. B. Sychta Primary School no. 6 in Kościerzyna

3rd Place      Józef Wybicki Primary School no. 5 in Mińsk Mazowiecki

4th Place      Stanisław Konarski Primary School no. 4 in Raciąż

5th Place      Franciszek Stusek Primary School no. 4 in Orzesze

6th Place      Józef Wybicki Primary School no. 1 in Rumia

7th Place      Janusz Kusociński Primary School no. 8 in Czechowice-Dziedzice

8th Place      Jan Kochanowski Primary School in Chęciny

9th Place      Primary School no. 5 in Pyskowice – was awarded a Distinction by LG ELECTRONIC MŁAWA – plant visiting

10th Place   Primary School no. 30 – Complex of General Secondary Schools no. 4 in Rzeszów

11th Place   Adm Mickiewicz Primary School no. 4 in Lublin

12th Place   Mikołaj Kopernik Primary School in Wiktorówek

13th Place   Primary School no. 43 with integrated classes in Wrocław

14th Place   Primary School no. 16 – School and Kindergarten Complex no. 1 in Białystok

15th Place   Primary School no. 11 in Zgierz

16th Place   Adam Mickiewicz Primary School no. 1 in Krzepice

17th Place   School and Kindergarten Complex no. 4 in Białystok

18th Place   Henryk Sienkiewicz Primary School no. 6 in Pruszków

19th Place   Primary School in Łagów

Members of the winning Eco teams (places 1-8) received individual in-kind prizes (such as: e-book readers, smartwatches, wireless speakers, wireless headphones).

What is more, the Jury awarded the following Main Prizes to the contest-winning schools for:

1st place – LG 55NANO816NA TV,

2nd place – LG 55UN74006LB TV,

3rd place – LG 49SM8200PLA TV,

4th place – LG 55UN71006LB TV.

Members of all Eco teams received commemorative diplomas and small souvenirs from AURAEKO.

Thank you for participating in the contest, we wish you a wonderful holiday and invite you to participate in the next edition of DRNE – 2022.