Yesterday (13 September) as part of the "You give away garbage – you get a tree" campaign, for the first time the seventh mayor of Ełk, Tomasz Andrukiewicz, handed over 500 to the residents seedlings of trees such as oak, spruce, pine and birch.

This This year's second edition of the campaign, the idea of which is to actively care for the environment natural and a reminder of the role that segregation plays, especially Electro-waste containing numerous harmful and poisonous substances.

One A tree seedling was issued for used batteries or small, used equipment electrical or electronic (e.g. phone, charger, computer mouse, small household appliance). Each participant of the action could receive a maximum of two seedlings.

Elchans actively participate in subsequent editions of e-waste exchange for trees, during which the city has so far donated a total of 3.5 thousand seedlings.