‘Recycle the food you can’t eat’ launches at St Margaret’s

Bury Council’s campaign to ‘Recycle the food you can’t eat’ has been launched with a special assembly at St Margaret’s CE Primary School in Prestwich.

Year 6 pupils dressed up in food costumes for the occasion and delivered a presentation highlighting the importance of recycling cooked and uncooked food waste.

The young students were shown how easily families can recycle food waste at home by using the free kitchen caddy, compostable liners and brown recycling bin provided by the council.

Glenn Stuart, head of waste management at the council, said: “We chose St Margaret’s to launch our ‘Recycle the food you can’t eat’ campaign because recycling is very much a part of daily life at this school and we wanted to thank and reward everyone for their excellent efforts.”

On the day of the assembly the school received a cheque for £50 which will go towards compost and a bench for the school allotment.

Head teacher Kath Perry said: “We were delighted to be chosen to be the launch pad for this campaign. The assembly was a huge success with everyone enthusiastically taking part.

“Our pupils were given a really good understanding of why and how food waste should be recycled; and we hope that they will use what they have learned to prompt and remind family members that everyone needs to do their bit at home.

“Not only does food waste recycling help the environment and save money, it also gets turned into ‘Revive’ compost that we can use back in our gardens.”

Teacher Christina McGarraghy added: “It is great to know our school has been at the forefront of promoting recycling in the borough and we hope to get many more people on board.”

Bury Council provides everything required to recycle food waste free of charge.To request a kitchen caddy and compostable liners, or to request or upsize a brown recycling bin, visit www.bury.gov.uk/requestabin or phone 0161 253 5353. Kitchen caddies and liners can also be collected from libraries.

To find out about Revive compost visit http://www.recycleforgreatermanchester.com/compost/buy-revive

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Press release issued: 14 July 2015.

Picture: Pupils at St Margaret’s CE Primary School in Prestwich take part in the food recycling campaign.