FOLLOWING on from the success of a recycling programme involving children in 2010, Killarney company KWD Recycling has launched a new Recycle Right initiative to further educate young people on the importance of recycling.
This new drive is for third and fourth class primary school students, in particular, as it is in line with the school’s current curriculum strand A Sense of Place: Strand Environmental Awareness.
The aim is to enable students and teachers to understand the role of recycling and how to dispose of their waste and recycling correctly and responsibly. The overall objective is to encourage students to champion best practice when it comes to recycling so they can transfer this knowledge to home and also influence greater recycling within their schools.
The launch for the Recycle Right initiative took place in Fossa National School this week in the form of a fun-filled waste and recycling workshop. KWD Recycling representatives are aiming to visit all primary schools in Kerry and beyond in the coming months.
Each student receives an 18-page Recycle Right booklet which contains great fun facts, with information and quizzes about waste and recycling, which is great fun and will ensure that the learning continues.
KWD Recycling is also running a competition to build your own ‘Kenny the KWD truck’ with the winning school receiving a free iPad and a field trip to the company’s new state-of-the-art recycling facility.
Instructions on how to entry plus access to many more games and quizzes can be found online at www.kwdkids.com.
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