"Collect waste paper - save a tree!". Fellow workers of the Ministry of Ecology brought more than a ton of waste paper today.

"Let's save nature together!" The campaign organized by volunteers of GreenKazan was held today under such a slogan at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan in the framework of the project "Let's save forest". We were informed on the ecological campaign at the end of last year, so fellow workers of the Ministry prepared themselves quite thoroughly – they managed to collect more than 1 ton of waste paper. According to the Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Farid Abdulganiev, the campaigns on collection of waste paper should be held in every city, district, and village of Tatarstan - not only will it save the "green lungs" of the planet, but it will also help attract attention of the citizens of Tatarstan to the problems of ecology and recycling. as well as to instill the culture of careful attitude to nature.

This is the second year that the volunteers of the movement "GreenKazan" have been carrying out the activity pertaining to waste paper collection Seedlings of mountain ash, fir trees and birches are planted on a quarterly basis using the funds raised during the project.

 Press Service of the Ministry