Litter Less with Young Reporters for the Environment

Running the Litter Less Campaign through the Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) programme gives students the opportunity to conduct in-depth investigations on litter and waste issues in their school or community. By using the YRE 4-Step Methodology, students can investigate, research, report and raise awareness about a litter issue that’s important to them. As part of this process, students write articles, create photographs and produce videos that are then shared within their school and community.

The YRE programme is not limited to individual students, however. Schools that run the Litter Less Campaign through the YRE programme organize Community Actions Days, run awareness-raising campaigns at school, engage local leaders in discussions around litter and waste in the community, and develop action plans to tackle local litter and waste problems.

Follow the steps below to get started!

1. Register with your country’s National Operator!

**China**
**National Operator:** Xiao Juan

**India**
**National Operator:** Madhavi Joshi

**Malta**
**National Operator:** Audrey Gauci

**New Zealand**
**National Operator:** Lauren Marais

Scouts

If you’d like to participate through the Scouts, please contact your National Operator in the following countries:

UNESCO ASPnet

If you’d like to participate through UNESCO ASPnet in the following countries, please contact Katja Anger.

Cuba
Dominican Republic
Egypt
Finland
Gambia
Indonesia
Italy
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kingdom of Bahrain
Kuwait
Namibia
Norway
South Korea
Oman
Philippines
Trinidad & Tobago

2. Dive into YRE!

Organize an awareness campaign around the issues of litter and waste using the YRE 4-Step Methodology! Have students write articles, create videos and take photographs illustrating how litter is affecting your school or community and what solutions there are to solve it. Then make sure students share their work through various media channels to achieve an impact!
National YRE competitions are held annually in different countries around the world! Contact the National Operator in your country to find out about important dates and information. Winning submissions from national competitions are entered into the International YRE Competition! You can check out past winners here.