the Amsterdam Authorities decided to plant a tree for every child born in the city. This will be a unique environmental gift to future generations. However, the municipality and the Fund that will do it, not yet decided on the details of the project. We only know that the trees will be planted within the city.
However, parents may be asked to substitute this gift for another on the blanket from organic cotton and recycled plastic collected at sea. To make such blanket will within Europe to reduce the impact of transport on the environment, noted at city hall.
in Addition to one of these gifts for the newborn young parents will receive a gift card with flower seeds and instructions on how to grow them at home, reports the Agency EFE.
it is Worth noting that authorities in many cities in the Netherlands make a small gift for newborns. In the Hague give the image of a stork (it is present on the coat of arms of the city), in Utrecht, the garments with the image of a local landmark – the Cathedral of St. Martin. In Amsterdam in the last 13 years, parents were handed a bath towel for the baby with the inscription “I am Amsterdam”.
And now the authorities want to make the gift more environmentally friendly. The fact that these towels are made in China, and the city spends more money on their transportation and storage and also the Laundry (to wash away excess paint, they are treated up to three times). Families with several children already gathered a collection of such towels, noted in the city Council.
According to the mayor of Femke Halsema, it’s time to switch to more environmentally friendly gifts. “From now on, parents will have the opportunity to choose between a solid blanket or a tree planted in the city, as a gift for the birth of a child,” – noted in the municipality.
