ILEC and Kinki Rokin Bank, with the cooperation of Certified NPO Houjounosato, organized an Environmental Education Project near a river flowing into Lake Biwa on 7th November 2020. Participants learned about the environmental impact of plastics and ecology with pleasure. Twenty eight parents and children participated in the event and received lectures regarding plastic waste in the lake. Then they made eco-friendly barley straws which are alternatives to plastic straws, and cleaned up the river.