- Start Date:
- 1 Apr 2026
- End Date:
- 31 Mar 2028
- Programme:
- ERASMUS+ KA210 - YOU
- Website:
- Reference:
- 2025-2-IT03-KA210-YOU-000387185
Description
PLASTY – PLAStic-to-Treasure: Youth Labs for Creative Reuse and Zero Waste is an Erasmus+ project that aims to empower young people to address plastic pollution through creativity, environmental education, and active community participation.
The project introduces innovative, youth-led Creative Reuse Labs, where participants transform plastic waste into functional and artistic objects while developing practical green skills, exploring circular economy principles, and promoting sustainable practices.
Through non-formal education, hands-on workshops, public exhibitions, and international cooperation, PLASTY encourages environmental awareness, active citizenship, and social inclusion. At the same time, it strengthens the capacities of youth organisations and develops educational resources that can be replicated across Europe, contributing to a more sustainable and zero-waste future.
1. Empower young people to take action against plastic pollution: Encourage young people to actively participate in environmental initiatives, engage in public dialogue, and promote sustainable practices within their communities.
2. Develop green and creative skills through practical learning: Provide hands-on opportunities to explore recycling, upcycling, eco-design, and circular economy principles through creative and participatory educational activities.
3. Strengthen the capacities of youth and cultural organisations: Equip youth workers, educators, and cultural institutions with innovative methodologies, practical resources, and facilitation skills for delivering effective environmental education.
4. Develop a replicable model for youth-led zero-waste initiatives: Create a flexible educational methodology and multilingual toolkit that can be adopted by other organisations, supporting the long-term sustainability and replication of the project’s results.
1. Creative Reuse Lab Model Development: Design an innovative and replicable educational methodology that combines plastic waste reduction, eco-design, upcycling, and non-formal learning.
2. Training Workshops for Youth Workers: Organise four capacity-building workshops to equip youth workers and educators with practical skills in sustainability, creative reuse, inclusive education, and facilitation techniques.
3. Local Youth Creative Reuse Labs: Implement hands-on workshops across Italy, Greece, Portugal, and Türkiye, where young people transform discarded plastic into functional and artistic objects while developing green and creative skills.
4. Public Exhibitions and Awareness Activities: Organise four national exhibitions showcasing participants’ creations and encouraging local communities to adopt sustainable practices and reduce plastic waste.
5. PLASTY Educational Toolkit: Develop a multilingual toolkit featuring practical activities, DIY instructions, creative reuse techniques, and guidelines to help youth organisations replicate the PLASTY Lab model across Europe.
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