In response to the annual「Earth Day」on April 22th, and to promote and practice the concept of environmental protection, MUST Social Service Team supervised by the Student Affairs Office held the「World Earth Day」-old clothes recycling activity on April 21th at J01 , and also set up a quiz booth with prizes for environmental protection knowledge, which attracted enthusiastic participation and support from many students. A total of more than 150 old clothes were collected during the 1-day activity, and the recycled old clothes mentioned above would be handed over to the Salvation Army「Macau」to help the needy in the society.
During the activity, students collected and sorted out the old clothes which were cleaned, intact and within the recyclable range after being checked and confirmed by the members of the Social Service Team. At the same time, under the guidance of the team members, students actively participated in the quiz game of environmental protection knowledge, aiming to improve the students' knowledge and concept of environmental protection. The activity scene was full of laughter and the interaction atmosphere was warm.
After the activity, students who participated in the activity expressed its significant meaning, as they could not only donate their old clothes to help those in need, but also enrich their knowledge of environmental protection in the quiz game, and they looked forward to the old clothes recycling activity being held again in the future. Some members of the Social Service Team said that they hoped students could consume rationally through the activity, and also said that according to the 12th 「Responsible consumption and production」of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, people should think about how to take better consumption and actions through the daily life of food, clothing, supplies and so on. As a member of the human race, it was urgent for us to protect the earth.
Earth Day 「Earth Day」is a celebration held on April 22th annually, initiated in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson and Denise Hayes to raise people's awareness of environmental protection. By now, it has developed to 193 countries around the world, attracting more than 1 billion citizens to participate in. People from different countries will participate in this global environmental movement, improving the environment of earth through a variety of Earth Day activities, energy conservation, carbon reduction, other daily environmental actions and so on.
