Pupils from Haverhill’s Chalkstone Middle School have been thinking green to create the perfect bin while helping to spread the word about recycling.
Six youngsters, who are in years seven and eight, will be handed digital cameras in recognition of their efforts at a special school assembly on Friday. They bagged the prizes after taking part in a competition known as the ‘Perfect Bin’, which encourages students to sort their loose recyclables and make sure the right materials (such as paper, cardboard, plastic and cans) have been put in their blue bin at home. When they are happy their bin is ‘perfect’ (for example, it doesn’t contain any plastic bags), they attach a hanger to it and put it out for collection. St Edmundsbury’s crews will then check the bins as they complete their rounds. If they are satisfied the recycling bin contains all the right materials, the pupil is entered into a prize draw.
So far this year, six pupils from the school have already won a MP3 player for their efforts.
The competition has been running in 13 schools across the county and has been funded by Viridor Waste Management Limited.
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Notes to editors: The Perfect Bin competition is funded by the Viridor Waste Management, which allocated £10,000 in total to St Edmundsbury, Babergh District Council, Forest Heath District Council, Ipswich Borough Council, Mid Suffolk District Council, Suffolk Coastal District Council and Waveney District Council for the waste recycling incentive scheme.
ISSUED BY LIZ HEARNSHAW, COMMUNICATIONS UNIT, ST EDMUNDSBURY BOROUGH COUNCIL. Tel 01284 757033. liz.hearnshaw@stedsbc.gov.uk
