Schoolchildren devise solutions against litter
"Don't be silly, the trash can is over there!" With that slogan, first-year high school students began their presentation on litter. The municipality of Zoetermeer asked 5 high schools to help think about litter on the "candy routes" between schools and the shopping center.
Together with the Waste Butlers, students worked on creative ideas. For 9 years, the Waste Butlers have guided first-year students in tackling litter with the TRASHBASH lessons. On May 27, 2025, they presented them to the council and Alderman Blansjaar. Ideas ranged from self-driving trash cans and podcasts to motivational posters and litter games. The municipality was impressed and offered to contribute financially for the further development of certain ideas.
Each participating school won with its own slogan. These slogans will be sprayed with chalk on the streets between the schools and the mall.
- ONC Parkdreef - Will you manage to score?
- Erasmus College - Got trash? Pick it up and throw it in the bin
- Picasso Lyceum - Clean up your trash, even if you're upside down
- Alfrink College - No junk on the sidewalk
More information: www.zoetermeer.nl/schoonisgewoon
