Young people and students explore how sustainable development can be applied in real-life situations to create lasting positive change.

On July 30, 2025, INVESTEKO S.A. once again opened its doors to envi­ron­men­tal edu­ca­tion.
A group of high school and uni­ver­si­ty stu­dents vis­it­ed the company’s head­quar­ters to take part in a meet­ing orga­nized as part of the plas­ti­cLIFE­cy­cle project and the In Vivo Association’s edu­ca­tion­al cam­paign.

The aim of the event was not only to share knowl­edge about the respon­si­ble use of plas­tics, but above all, to demon­strate how prac­ti­cal actions can gen­uine­ly sup­port the prin­ci­ples of sus­tain­able devel­op­ment.

Plas­tics – A Chal­lenge of Our Times
The meet­ing began with an inter­ac­tive lec­ture deliv­ered by Piotr Góral from EkoPart­ner Sile­sia Sp. z o.o., who intro­duced par­tic­i­pants to dif­fer­ent types of plas­tics and the chal­lenges result­ing from their improp­er use.

Instead of a tra­di­tion­al pre­sen­ta­tion, the ses­sion fea­tured a series of hands-on exper­i­ments. Par­tic­i­pants observed how var­i­ous mate­ri­als react to water and fire, an approach that sparked curios­i­ty and prompt­ed numer­ous ques­tions about changes in odor, con­sis­ten­cy, and dura­bil­i­ty under dif­fer­ent tem­per­a­tures.

From Waste to a Valu­able Resource
The next high­light of the pro­gram was a vis­it to the PLC pilot plant, where stu­dents wit­nessed first­hand the process of recov­er­ing raw mate­ri­als from plas­tic waste.
They fol­lowed the material’s jour­ney from the moment it becomes waste to the stage when it gains a sec­ond life as a reusable raw mate­r­i­al.

Dia­logue, Reflec­tion, and Moti­va­tion for Action
Fol­low­ing the prac­ti­cal ses­sion, par­tic­i­pants engaged in a live­ly dis­cus­sion. The young peo­ple asked ques­tions, shared insights, and reflect­ed on top­ics such as envi­ron­men­tal pro­tec­tion, recy­cling, and respon­si­ble con­sumer habits.

The event clear­ly demon­strat­ed that envi­ron­men­tal aware­ness among youth is grow­ing, and that expe­ri­en­tial learn­ing, ground­ed in real-world process­es, is an effec­tive way to fos­ter engage­ment and respon­si­bil­i­ty.

More Than a Les­son in Recy­cling
This event was not just a les­son about recy­cling it became a source of inspi­ra­tion for con­scious, every­day choic­es.
It showed that actions for the plan­et begin with deci­sions made here and now by each and every one of us.