SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

6 April, 2014 SCIENCES

Is a trash bag a material’s end of life?
Can I use rainwater?

Can economic growth and environmental protection be combined? Sustainable development responds that they can!

Discover how we can all contribute to the protection of the environment, in Athens Science Festival. A home food waste dewaterer can reduce the household waste volume up to 80%, while the remaining odorless powder can be used for energy production. A compactor is another appliance that reduces the volume of recyclable materials like paper, plastic and aluminum facilitates the recycling process.

Μαθητές Δημοτικού και Γυμνασίου από νησιά των Κυκλάδων και των Δωδεκανήσων μέσα από μία έκθεση ζωγραφικής, αφίσας και βίντεο μας ενημερώνουν για το πρόβλημα της λειψυδρίας που αντιμετωπίζουν οι περιοχές που διαμένουν και για τον σημαντικό ρόλο της συλλογής βρόχινου νερού για διάφορες χρήσεις.

Elementary and junior high school students from the island complexes of Cyclades and Dodecanese host an exhibition with paintings, posters and videos to inform us about the problem of water scarcity in their home islands, and for the significance of rainwater collection for multiple purposes.

“Sustainable Development is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”