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Siegwerk Siegburg employees help local pre-schoolers become Siegwerkers for the day
Germany
Colleagues from the Siegwerk Siegburg site have now opened a "branch office" in the Veronika Keller Day Care (Kinderburg). The pre-school children from both facilities of the local Youth Disability Service were immediately recruited as new “employees" to allow them to learn more about Siegwerk’s sustainability initiatives.
“In three one-hour workshops, the pre-school children got the chance to feel like real Siegwerkers,” said Aleka Heinrich, Assistant to the CEO . After welcoming the youngsters, they were registered and introduced to their new jobs by Aleka Heinrich and Nikole Peters, Manager Corporate Communications. Afterwards Siegwerk colleagues Ingmar Bohnert, Application Technology Tobacco and Andrey Charkovskiy, Recycling and Polymer Expert Global Technology took time to talk to the pre-schoolers about the different types of packaging available and the inks and coatings that Siegwerk manufacturers.
The children learned about the shrink sleeves process. They cut out label-sized films and used a hairdryer to shrink them like a second skin onto the bottles they had brought with them. The presentation about "de-inking" explained a method of removing paint from a film so that it can be recycled. “The demonstration looked like a magic trick to the children, but it is pure chemistry,” added Heinrich.
The three workshops gave everyone a tangible experience of how recycling works in everyday life. The youngsters were also given a clear explanation on how to separate trash for recycling, identifying which products belong in which waste bin and why - because waste can only be reprocessed if it is separated correctly.
The workshop was not only a great success for the little ones, but also for the Siegwerk team, who completed the premiere of this pilot project with flying colors. The response from the "young Siegwerkers" and the nursery staff proved to be very positive, so that the workshops will be repeated. Work is also underway to adapt the presentations and experiments for elementary school.
Germany - Siegwerk Siegburg employees help local pre-schoolers become Siegwerkers for the day
Colleagues from the Siegwerk Siegburg site have now opened a "branch office" in the Veronika Keller Day Care (Kinderburg). The pre-school children from both facilities of the local Youth Disability Service were immediately recruited as new “employees" to allow them to learn more about Siegwerk’s sustainability initiatives.
“In three one-hour workshops, the pre-school children got the chance to feel like real Siegwerkers,” said Aleka Heinrich, Assistant to the CEO . After welcoming the youngsters, they were registered and introduced to their new jobs by Aleka Heinrich and Nikole Peters, Manager Corporate Communications. Afterwards Siegwerk colleagues Ingmar Bohnert, Application Technology Tobacco and Andrey Charkovskiy, Recycling and Polymer Expert Global Technology took time to talk to the pre-schoolers about the different types of packaging available and the inks and coatings that Siegwerk manufacturers.
The children learned about the shrink sleeves process. They cut out label-sized films and used a hairdryer to shrink them like a second skin onto the bottles they had brought with them. The presentation about "de-inking" explained a method of removing paint from a film so that it can be recycled. “The demonstration looked like a magic trick to the children, but it is pure chemistry,” added Heinrich.
The three workshops gave everyone a tangible experience of how recycling works in everyday life. The youngsters were also given a clear explanation on how to separate trash for recycling, identifying which products belong in which waste bin and why - because waste can only be reprocessed if it is separated correctly.
The workshop was not only a great success for the little ones, but also for the Siegwerk team, who completed the premiere of this pilot project with flying colors. The response from the "young Siegwerkers" and the nursery staff proved to be very positive, so that the workshops will be repeated. Work is also underway to adapt the presentations and experiments for elementary school.
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