Green-minded primary school pupils across Calderdale have been collecting recycling pledges over the past three years as part of the Recycling Rewards for Schools campaign which came to a close this year…and are now picking up prizes as reward for their hard work!
To bring the campaign to a close, primary school pupils throughout Calderdale were given mini-recycling guides to encourage them to keep up their good work in encouraging friends and family to recycle as much as possible.
As part of this they were encouraged to enter a prize draw by asking their parents to register for the new Recycle for Calderdale online newsletter which has been recently set up to keep residents up to date with the latest recycling news in Calderdale.
On Friday 24th October, two pupils at Triangle Church of England Primary School were awarded with a Nintendo Wii for entering the prize draw in a special assembly. A further two Nintendo Wiis have also been awarded.
Since the Recycling Rewards for Schools campaign began in 2005 nearly 30,000 households have made a pledge to recycle as much of their household waste. The campaign has seen schools presented with a wide range of new equipment such as musical instruments and computer equipment in return for recycling pledges.
Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member, Health and Social Care, Councillor Graham Reason, said: “Primary school children have done a fantastic job in collecting recycling pledges, which have helped to make a big difference in the amount of household waste we recycle in Calderdale.
“These prizes are fully deserved and although the campaign is now over, recycling is still really important and we want to remind everybody who made a pledge to carry on the good work and recycle as much of their household waste as they can.”
