Improve your eco-credentials this term – with recycled
stationary!
As the start of the new school year
approaches, Worcestershire County Council's Waste Prevention Team
is encouraging parents to think before buying new stationary and
consider choosing a recycled option instead.
A whole range of funky and eco-friendly
stationary and craft products are available including notebooks
made from recycled paper and circuit boards; pencil cases made from
recycled car tyres; rulers made from plastic bags; pens made from
recycled computer printers and much more.
Products are readily available on the high
street and in some supermarkets.
Reclaimed arts materials are also available to parents who
join the Worcestershire Resource Exchange (WRE). The WRE is a
'scrapstore', reclaiming clean, safe, reusable materials from local
businesses and industries and preventing them from ending up in
landfill. This veritable Aladdin's cave offers its members a wide
range of low cost stationary and materials for arts and crafts
projects.
School children are also being encouraged to
have 'waste-free' days, reusing their lunchbox and drinks bottle
daily along with choosing products with little or no packaging and
composting any suitable leftovers such as apple cores and banana
skins.
Councillor Anthony Blagg,
Worcestershire County Council's Cabinet Member for Waste and
Sustainability, said: "There is no need to splash out on
new stationary for the new school term and if new supplies are
required, there is a whole host of cost effective, recycled and
reclaimed products available.
"This can help reduce the amount of waste
created, as can simple steps like replacing disposable drinks
cartons with a reusable bottle, not only helping our environment
but saving money as well."
For more information on all of the County
Council's waste prevention initiatives, visit http://www.wastemissionimpossible.org.uk/
or call 01905 766883 and for a list of recycled goods available,
visit http://www.recyclenow.org.uk/.
The WRE is at:
Unit 9a,
Shrub Hill Industrial Estate,
Worcester,
WR4 9EL,
It is open 12-7pm on Thursdays, 10am-5pm on
Fridays and 10am-1pm on Saturdays, for more information email
info@wre.uk.com or call 01905
762796