The EcoSummer 2025 environmental initiative competition has kicked off in Kazakhstan. It is organized by the Association of Secondary Raw Material Processors with the support of JSC Zhasyl Damu as part of the Taza Kazakhstan campaign.
Its aim is to promote separate waste collection and recycling, raise environmental awareness among the public and businesses, and promote the EcoQolday mobile app.
The competition has four categories:
- Young Eco-Ambassador — for children under 18;
- Eco-Citizen of Kazakhstan — for adults;
- Eco-Business — for companies involved in waste collection or recycling;
- Digital Eco-Voice — on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.
In the first three categories, winners are determined by the largest volume of clean, dry, and recyclable waste submitted through the EcoQolday app. For the Digital Eco Voice category, participants must post a message by September 30 with the tags @recycleheroes2024 and @zhasyl_damu, as well as the hashtag #EcoSummer2025. Winners will be determined by the number of likes.
The prize fund for the competition is 9 million tenge. For Eco-Business and Digital Eco-Voice, the prizes are as follows: 1st place — 1,250,000 ₸, 2nd place — 1,000,000 ₸, 3rd place — 750,000 ₸. For Young Eco-Ambassador and Eco-Citizen — 750,000 ₸, 500,000 ₸, and 250,000 ₸, respectively.
Applications will be accepted until October 10, 2025. To participate, please send an email to [email protected], indicating the nomination, full name or company name, contact details and address, as well as links to social networks (for participants of the “Digital Eco-Voice” program).
Source: https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/9-millionov-tenge-poluchat-pobediteli-konkursa-ecosummer-577139/