EDUCATION
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PRIMARY SCHOOL RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT PUPILS ’ WELLBEING BY RECYCLING THE “ UNRECYCLABLE ”
CLAIRE HOLMES , PASTORAL LEAD AT LANGAFEL CE PRIMARY SCHOOL , HAS RAISED MORE THAN £ 850 IN DONATIONS TO FUND PERSONALISED RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THE MENTAL AND SOCIAL WELLBEING OF PUPILS BY COLLECTING HARD-TO-RECYCLE WASTE AT THE SCHOOL .
More than 111,294 units of waste have been collected to be recycled through TerraCycle , the world leader in collecting and recycling waste that cannot be recycled through council collections .
For each unit of waste collected , TerraCycle points are earned which are redeemed as monetary donations to the Friends of Langafel School ( FOLs ).
Pladis biscuit wrappers , Colgate oral care products , Pringles tubes and Hovis bread bags are just a few examples of the waste that can be dropped off at the school ’ s public dropoff location . This waste would otherwise be destined for landfill or incineration .
Local residents are encouraged to collect and drop off their waste to ensure it is recycled and to boost the funds that go towards supporting pupils ’ social , emotional and mental health .
The donations fund personalised resources bought to suit individual children ’ s requirements including games , books , puppets and toys .
Ms Holmes , who set up and manages the public drop off location explains : “ Providing the best possible pastoral support for our pupils is something we have always championed at Langafel Primary School .
“ Being able to raise extra funds to support this whilst recycling a whole host of waste that the local council can ’ t accept means that by dropping off your waste to our location , you ’ re not only doing something great for the environment , but our school community too .”
The collected waste Ms Holmes sends in to TerraCycle is recycled by shredding , cleaning and turning into a pellet format which can then be used by manufacturers to create new generic plastic products such as outdoor furniture , lumber and construction applications , reducing the need to extract new resources from the planet .
Ms Holmes concluded : “ We ’ ve been amazed by how brilliant our local community has been at collecting and dropping off their waste over the years , and I ’ d encourage anyone who is yet to make use of the programme to start now . You can drop off the waste we collect to Langafel Primary School between 8am and 6pm during term time .”
LANGAFEL CE PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS LITTER PICKING AND COLLECTING WASTE TO BE RECYCLED
For more information about TerraCycle , or to get involved and help Langafel CE Primary School with their recycling efforts , head to www . terracycle . com / en-GB .
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