'Eco-warriors' help school clean-up
Young eco-warriors from Blaenau Primary School collected 12 bags of rubbish in a litter-pick at the local park.
The clean-up was carried out as part of an eco-day at the school and all of the litter will be recycled.
The day began with a walk to school with the council’s road safety mascot Gary Gosafe to promote healthy living and a special assembly all about caring for the environment.
During the day, the pupils made mini-gardens, football pitches and musical instruments out of shoeboxes and other unwanted household waste.
They also had a visit from the council’s eco-friendly elephant Eco Eli and officers talked to the children about litter prevention before carrying out the litter-pick, joined by local MP Jonathan Edwards.
In the afternoon, the youngsters, who had all dressed in green for the day, heard about the importance of Fairtrade and learnt about the work of the National Trust.
The school has already received the Silver award in the Eco Schools programme and is working towards achieving the Green Flag.
Council sustainability officer Tina Brice said: “It was a very successful day of action and awareness-raising and will go a long way to helping them achieve the Green Flag.”
Eco Schools is an international award delivered by Carmarthenshire County Council in partnership with Keep Wales Tidy and the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
Pupils study topics including waste, litter, energy, water, transport, healthy living and global citizenship.
The clean-up was carried out as part of an eco-day at the school and all of the litter will be recycled.
The day began with a walk to school with the council’s road safety mascot Gary Gosafe to promote healthy living and a special assembly all about caring for the environment.
During the day, the pupils made mini-gardens, football pitches and musical instruments out of shoeboxes and other unwanted household waste.
They also had a visit from the council’s eco-friendly elephant Eco Eli and officers talked to the children about litter prevention before carrying out the litter-pick, joined by local MP Jonathan Edwards.
In the afternoon, the youngsters, who had all dressed in green for the day, heard about the importance of Fairtrade and learnt about the work of the National Trust.
The school has already received the Silver award in the Eco Schools programme and is working towards achieving the Green Flag.
Council sustainability officer Tina Brice said: “It was a very successful day of action and awareness-raising and will go a long way to helping them achieve the Green Flag.”
Eco Schools is an international award delivered by Carmarthenshire County Council in partnership with Keep Wales Tidy and the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
Pupils study topics including waste, litter, energy, water, transport, healthy living and global citizenship.
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