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Source: Ecology Foundation
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The Ecology Foundation of the Russian Agricultural Bank is launching a new season of the "Let's Plant a Forest Together!" campaign.
The Ecology Foundation of the Russian Agricultural Bank, together with the Ubirator Prosveshcheniye non-profit organization, announces the launch of the new season of the All-Russian wastepaper collection campaign "Let's Plant a Forest Together!" In 2026, the environmental initiative will expand its list of regions, inviting kindergartens and schools from 25 Russian cities to participate.
The campaign's goal is not only to give paper waste a second life, but also to transform it into living trees: all proceeds from recycling the collected waste paper will be used to restore the forest and plant trees in 2026.
The campaign will take place in several stages.
Applications will be accepted until April 30, 2026. Schools and kindergartens from cities where the project is present are invited to participate. The organizers will handle all logistics and informational support, assisting with preparation, providing methodological materials, and consulting participants at all stages. Ubirator, an efficient waste management service, will handle waste paper collection from educational institutions and deliver it to local recyclers.
The collected waste paper will be recycled, and the proceeds will go to the Ecology Foundation for forest restoration. In May 2026, the Foundation will conduct plantings and share a video report and coordinates of the locations where the new forest will emerge.
All participating institutions will receive certificates indicating the number of trees saved. The three most active classes will be awarded certificates for named tree plantings, as well as commemorative eco-friendly prizes – pens and badges made from recycled plastic.
Geography of the project in 2026:
Waste paper removal is carried out in the following cities: Moscow, Moscow region, Lipetsk, Chelyabinsk, St. Petersburg, Cherepovets, Kursk, Saratov, Smolensk, Orenburg, Voronezh, Kazan, Vologda, Belgorod, Tula, Rostov-on-Don, Ivanovo, Izhevsk, Krasnodar, Perm, Penza, Ryazan, Kostroma, Irkutsk, Tyumen.
Development of environmental education among young people
The initiative to engage young people in wastepaper collection has already proven its effectiveness and relevance. Over the two years of the campaign (2024 and 2025), participants collected 29.7 tons of wastepaper, which resulted in the planting of over 600 trees.
"The 'Let's Plant a Forest Together' campaign isn't just a wastepaper collection, but a visual lesson in caring for nature. We want to demonstrate that even a small contribution from each class or kindergarten adds up to actual hectares of saved forest. We're especially grateful that more and more children and educational institutions are joining the campaign each year, and the volume of wastepaper collected and, consequently, trees planted is growing. This year, we've increased the number of participating cities to 25, which means we expect the number of people involved in the project to grow," notes Elmira Morozova, Director of the Ecology Foundation at the Russian Agricultural Bank.
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