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In Schools

Cheshire East is dedicated to promoting recycling. Read on to find out more about what we're doing to help schools in our area. We encourage every school to have a Paperbank on site for collection of paper for recycling. Most schools have an Eco-team whose members collect paper from classrooms and offices to fill the Paperbank. School Bursars can just phone up to request collection.

Junior Recycling Officer of the Year 2011

Junior Recycling Officers of the Year 2012
Recycling Officer of the Year 2011

This year's Junior Recycling Officer and Junior Energy Monitors of the Year event took place at Tatton Park on Thursday 7 July 2011.Cheshire's 2011 Junior Recycling Officers of the Year are Rebecca Paley and Callum Binner from Gainsborough Primary and Nursery School in Crewe.

The two were presented with a Saracen mountain bike and a trophy each and all finalists received £15 in vouchers and medals. Councillor Don Stockton is pictures with the winners and their display. Other Junior Recycling Officer of the Year finalists were from St Vincent de Paul Primary School, Knutsford and Astbury St Mary's CE Primary School.

They were selected for their hard work promoting recycling throughout the year by holding assemblies, competitions and organising collections of paper, mobile phones and toner cartridges. The children used a selection of thoughtful and entertaining ways to get their message across, and all had been involved in school gardens.

 Councillor Don Stockton, representing Rod Medlove, Cabinet member with responsibility for Environmental services said: “The displays and presentations were of a very high standard. I’m pleased to find so many schools encouraging composting and waste recycling with such enthusiasm. These young officers have a great deal of responsibility and their work is extremely worthwhile. The finalists did very well, so congratulations to you all.”

The finals were held at Tatton Park, where all the finalists presented the work they had undertaken to raise awareness of waste reduction and recycling in their schools. As part of the day, the children, parents and teachers played Energy and Recycling Bingo and Recycling Top Trumps. After the presentation of the Awards, the families and teachers were taken on a tour of Tatton's Home Farm to meet the animals and hear about composting and recycling in the past and today.

Recycling Books and MaterialsYou could ask your teachers to order project books and materials (including guided reading) on Recycling from Cheshire's Education Library Service.

Composting In SchoolsThey can be contacted at the Council's education library service.

Composting in Schools

Composting at school is a fun way to learn about nature while also reducing the amount of organic waste that the school produces. An added bonus is that students can actually get to see the end result of their efforts - their finished compost being used to beautify their school's grounds.

Related Links

Recycling Champions

Junior Recycling Officers

Cheshire East Council  Telephone: 0300 123 55 00
Westfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach, CW11 1HZ
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