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SMA: Monaco Reinforces its Commitment to the Environment

with the Success of the 3 Monacollecte Event.
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By Kevin Racle
Under the patronage of HSH Prince Albert II, the Principality of Monaco has reaffirmed its
commitment to sustainable development with the success of the third edition of Monacollecte.

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For the third year running this eco-responsible That's why workshops were also organised for sustainability. The director of the Société
event, organised by the Government of Monaco the event, and educational information stands Monégasque d’Assainissement also mentioned
in collaboration with the SMA and the Monaco were set up, welcoming no fewer than 2,000 future projects, including the reinforcement
City Council, was a resounding success. This participants, including young people from of recycling and reuse initiatives, which
annual gathering which took place in the first secondary schools. For example, workshops willcontribute to Monaco’s influence and
quarter of 2024 on the Quai Antoine I in Port led by "BIOSPHÈRE", which took place in the help to meet its environmental challenges.
Hercule, was exceptionally well attended by Rainier III auditorium, or "IMPACT ECO", with ‘In fact, weare planning a project to put into
all those involved, illustrating the growing its waste fresco, helped to raise awareness operation arefuse truck that would pick up
awareness of environmental issues. of the ecological impact of waste. Practical wastepunctually in the Principality. The SMA
activities such as the ‘Repair Café’ offered by employs men and women who work every
Collection and Awareness: A Winning the Town Hall, encouraged people to repair day on the roads, in public areas, and at the
Combination rather than replace objects as part of a drive wasterecovery factory, in order to contribute
That's what Monacollecte is all about. The to raise awareness and reduce waste. to Monaco’s ambitions and challenges,
event provided a meeting place where anyone Pierre Bardy, Director of the SMA, was quick to withregard to the environnement’, he explained.
could responsibly drop off items they no longer stress the importance of these initiatives: “This In brief, Monacollecte 2024 was not only a
wished to use, and give a second life to special year's event was a great success, thanks to success, in terms of participation andcollection.
waste that cannot be disposed of through the public who turned out in force, and to the The event also strengthenedcollective
traditional collection channels. In all, more than associations, volunteers and SMA teams who awareness, regarding the importance of
16 tons of donations were collected for various rallied round in a spirit of solidarity. Although recycling, and responsiblemanagement of
charities. SMA took in around 2 tons of special Monacollecte takes place once a year, it is waste. And this was probablythe most important
household waste. This initiative continues important to remind the public that the SMA challenge of those twodays. With initiatives
to demonstrate Monaco's commitment to takes care of their waste all year round”. such as Monacollecte, Monaco will continue to
promoting more environmentally aware waste place itself as a leading territory for promoting
management. Long Term Impact and Future Projects sustainable and responsible practices, which
The benefits of Monacollecte are not favour a greenerfuture for all. The Principality’s
An Educational and Interactive Programme simplylimited to the event itself. On the commitment,with such actions, shows a
But that's not all. Monacollecte prides itself contrary, continuous efforts to inform proactive andparticipative environnmental
on having two main objectives: to collect, but and involve the public play a major role in approach, whichis essential, in order to face
also to raise awareness among young people. perpetuatingMonaco’s environnemental today’s and tomorrow’s ecological challenges.

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