Case History
A small primary school in Elmsett, Suffolk joined the TAKEBACK for SCHOOLS cartridge collection program.
The children were encouraged by ex- teacher Sue Mackie, who continues to run the school’s cartridge and community, recycling centre. She was awarded an MBE for her tremendous efforts.
They created a recycling website and even became a council registered recycling centre collecting aluminium cans and paper alongside empty printer cartridges and mobile phones.
They teach their pupils all about recycling and even have their own ‘eco-code’, which the children wrote, when the school applied to become an Eco-School. With such direct environmental awareness and education like this, perhaps these children really can be the generation that makes the world a better place.
In conjunction with Takeback their used cartridge recycling and mobile phone program has so far raised over £120,000 for the school, which is a fantastic achievement and really shows what is possible.
To see more on Elmsett’s School cartridge recycling scheme please visit:
www.school-recycling.blogspot.co.uk/p/brief-history.html