For a whole year, EKTU has been participating in the republican plastic collection project "3,2,1, start!". The completion of the project is already approaching. Over the past year, a large number of different events have been held in support of the project: the installation of eco-boxes, clean-up days, class hours, shooting training videos. The university's eco-clubs took an active part in all this.

The partner of EKTU within the framework of the project in the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk was the company "Ekovostokleader". The company specializes in the collection, sorting and transfer for recycling of secondary raw materials: various types of plastic, waste paper, big bags, and polymer films. The Ekovostokleader is the leader in the East Kazakhstan region in this field. Recycling is being collected throughout the region.

During the entire period of the project, the Ekovostokleader accepted plastic collected by the university. With the export of the next batch of recyclables, the company conducted an excursion to its base for the asset of the Clover eco-club. Here, students were able to see the impressive scale of the company's work. And the most important thing is to make sure that all the collected recyclables are sent for recycling. This means that there is less plastic waste in the environment.

After the tour, the participants of the Clover eco-club created a series of educational photos that encourages students to minimize the use of plastic and collect it separately.

Also, in preparation for the protection of the project, the asset of the eco-club "Clover" visited the site for the processing of electronic waste at the EKTU. Plastic is also being sorted at this site, after disassembling office equipment, and its crushing. The students got acquainted with the work of the mini-workshop, asked the employee a lot of questions of interest to them. In the future, the knowledge gained will be used by students for educational work at the university on the issues of separate waste collection, including plastic.