Staffordshire pupils aim to make school plastic-free

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Pupils at Outwoods Primary in Stretton are recycling toys and paper to go green.

The children at Outwoods Primary School have been learning which plastics can be recycledPupils at Outwoods Primary in Stretton have also organised a second-hand toy sale to raise money for future schemes.A teaching assistant said the school was passionate about empowering the next generation of environmental campaigners.

"It has been exciting working with the children to look at how they can help make a positive impact on the environment," explained Maria Ashworth, adding some pupils were even changing "the ingrained normalities of adults" by encouraging changes at home.

"One of my favourite animals is turtles and they're getting killed because of plastic in the ocean... Some people just chuck everything everywhere and don't really listen.""We've been talking about how we can make the school a better place for the animals," she said. "We can stop littering and maybe change the bins when they start overflowing."

Holly added: "Don't buy single-use plastic... If you can see the recycling symbol on the plastic then buy that and you can recycle it."The toy sale will take place on 19 November.

 

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