Reuse of Waste through Arts and Crafts (WasteArt)

Title	Reuse of Waste through Arts and Crafts
Abbreviation	WasteArt
Project number	Est-Lat 65
Programme	Interreg V-A Estonia–Latvia (Est-Lat) 2014 – 2020 Programme

1. Institute for Environmental Solutions (Latvia)
2. Vidzeme Planning Region (Latvia)
3. LTD “ZAAO” (Latvia)
4. Põlva local governement (Estonia)
5. Non-profit organization “Tipu Nature School” (Estonia)
6. Võru local governement (Estonia)
7. “MoKS” Artist Residency (Estonia)
8. “Rucka” Artist Residency (Latvia)

Project objectives

1. Increase the awareness and change people’s habits towards more environmentally friendly behaviour concerning the waste reduction, re-use, and recycling (Waste 3R).
2. Educate children and youngsters on the causes of the waste problem and encourage them to use Waste 3R approach, thus promoting the sustainable use of natural resources and reduction of waste.

Activities

1. Artistic creative Reuse Campaign “NOT out of sight, NOT out of mind”. As a part of this activity, project partners will develop traveling art exhibition, containing of 14 artworks developed by artists from Estonia, Latvia and abroad. The exhibition will showcase artists’ interpretation of the waste problem to increase public awareness of consumer material waste issues and resource efficiency. The artworks will travel as a joint exhibition and will be displayed in public locations across six places in Latvia and Estonia. Each opening in a new place will be marked by an open communication event.
2. Campaign “Waste Audit and 3R” that will target 24 kindergardens and/or schools in Latvia and Estonia. Within this activity a waste audit methodological toolkit will be developed that will be used jointly by school-children and teachers to monitor the waste amount and type produced in each educational institution and to elaborate an action plan afterwards.

Results

1. As a result of the Campaign “NOT out of sight, NOT out of mind” – increased awareness of people regarding waste reduction, re-use, and recycling.
2. Waste audit carried out and action plans elaborated and implemented in 24 educational insitutions (12 of them in Latvia) aiming to reduce, re-use and recycle waste.

Budget

Total Budget of the project: 344 452.87 EUR

- whereof ERDF support: 292 784.92 EUR

VPR budget: 67 989.54 EUR

- whereof ERDF support: 57 791.10 EUR

Implementation period

August 2018 – January 2021

Contacts

Maija Rieksta
Mob. tel.: +371 26099521
e-mail: maija.rieksta@vidzeme.lv