Forest family: "We are now recycling!"
Last month Gloucestershire County Council ran the Supporting Recycling in Gloucestershire project (SPRiNG) that was held in Cinderford, where recycling rates are among the lowest in Gloucestershire. It was an intensive education programme at Forest View School and Littledean School focused on the importance of recycling and the need to reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill.
As part of the follow up to this project Kate Cole the Councils Waste Education Officer who has been leading the project went to meet one of the families that took part. Ben is a Year 6 pupil at Forest View School and as a direct result of the Spring Project taking place at Ben’s school, he was able to take a green box home. His family weren’t recycling at all before the project and now he has encouraged his mum to put cans paper and glass into their new green box. Holly has also caught the recycling bug and is helping to do her bit too.
Ben and Holly’s Mum Mandy said “Because Ben brought a green box home it made it very easy for me to start recycling. I used to look at other people’s green boxes and I knew we ought to have a go, but I didn’t quite get round to it.“
Waste Education Officer Kate Cole said “We are really pleased with how well the SPRING Project was received by both the children and parents. I am so glad to have met the Johnson family, as it really makes me feel that we are making a difference. Hopefully this is a similar story for all of the children I have taught over the past month.”
Gloucestershire County Council are hoping to continue the project with other schools but are awaiting the final outcome of the project so watch this space!