The Craven District Council has found an innovative and fun way to increase awareness about some of the new programs it is launching. They have conscripted the talents of some of the community’s schoolchildren as a way to promote the launch of expanded kerbside recycling. The Council will be expanding its efforts to increase recycling and will honor a young artist in the process. The child who makes the best poster for the Council’s “Recycle for Craven” project will be awarded by having his or her design featured on the side of the Council’s refuse collection vehicles.
The Craven District Council has decided to change its kerbside pick-up, following a wider trend that is being adopted by local councils all over the United Kingdom. Weekly collections will now alternate between general waste one week and recycling the following week. It is believed that by alternating collection households will recycle more frequently and with greater ease. One of the problems recyclers often face is that customers hold on to items for weeks or months until their bin is completely full. By having bi-weekly pick-ups residents will be more likely to recycle frequently.
Greatwood Primary School in Skipton was where the contest was launched and the teachers and staff all approved. Several teachers expressed that they felt the program was a great way to educate children about the value of recycling and at the same time promote the arts. The school of the winning child will receive a wormery that can be used to make compost and the winning child, in addition to having their artwork displayed on the refuse collection vehicles, will receive a wind up radio.
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