Primary schools in Peterborough are being invited to sign-up to a special "recycling relay race" and suppport the national Recycle Week from Monday 2nd - Friday 6th June.

 

Pupils participating in the recycling relay race competeto sort a range of household materials and place them into appropriate bin to be recycled.  Peterborough City council's community engagement officers will visit individual schools throughout the week to deliver a talk and organise the recycling relay.

 

Organiser kirsty martin said: "The recycling relay game is great for explaining to children the importance of recycling as many hosuehold materials as possible.  children are great ambassadors for the recycling message and we hope they will inform other family members about what they learn".

 

Recycle Week is organised by the national Recycle Now campaign, which is delivered by Wrap (Waste and Resources Action Programme) on behalf of the government.  launched in 2004 the campaign aims to raise levels of recycling and minimise the amount of biodegradeable waste buried in landfill sites.