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• Recycling gets competitive

Knowsley Council is organising two great competitions to encourage all school children to help improve recycling in the area.

Pupils are being asked to design a poster that captures the importance of recycling within the community, which will then be used as part of a future recycling publicity campaign.

The second, “Paper Weight” competition will challenge each school to recycle the highest volume of paper, with the opportunity to win £500 each month.

The student responsible for the winning poster design will receive a new bike as a prize and will spend time with a designer turning their concept into reality.

The winning pupil’s school will also receive a themed theatre production on recycling, which could be used as a part of an assembly.

As part of the “Paper Weight” competition, the council will provide all participating schools with new 240 litre bins to store their recycled paper and will monitor performance on a weekly basis by providing a dedicated weekly collection service.

To make sure the competition is fair, performance will be measured by total weight of paper collected, divided by the total number of pupils. This will provide a recycled weight per pupil.

Cllr David Lonergan, Knowsley’s Cabinet member for Neighbourhood Delivery said: “Recycling is a top priority in Knowsley and these competitions will get the message across to our younger residents just what a difference we can all make.

“As a Council we are determined to increase the amount of waste that we recycle and this initiative will both raise awareness and enable schools to recycle even more with the minimum amount of inconvenience”

If you would like any more information on these competitions, contact Ian Ryall, Assistant Environmental Education Officer, 0151 443 2442, Knowsley Council, Stretton Way, Huyton, L36 6JF or the Waste Management team on 0151 443 2449.

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