Cambridgeshire school wins DHL prize

DHL Envirosolutions joined forces with Waste Watch and launched a dedicated teaching resource for schools about the growing challenge of dealing with all waste electrical and electronic equipment as well a schools competition to help gain more awareness.

The resource packs, said DHL Envirosultions are cost free and easy-to-use and are aimed at key stage two (KS2) pupils (aged seven to eleven years) They are designed to assist schools and local authorities around the UK in their efforts to engage with and educate students on the growing challenge of responsibly disposing of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) which is generated in communities.

The resource helps support schools in their Eco Schools award applications and is designed to compliment National Curriculum in citizenship, English, geography and science.

The Big Challenge WEEE Solution competition aimed to turn pupils ideas into creative community awareness campaigns to spread the WEEE recycling message to the community.

Competition judges were Sean Hodges, global director of DHL Envirosolutions; Steve Eminton, editor of letsrecycle.com; Leena Patel, education programme manager at WasteWatch; Karl Greig, general manager WEEE at DHL Envirosolutions; and Dominique De Brouwer, metal trader at Wogen.

T-shirts

Mr Greig said: It was very difficult to choose a competition winner as the entries received were of a great quality. From dvd productions to specially designed t-shirts, the pupils taking part really understood the importance of recycling waste electronics correctly. It was exciting to see their ideas and we hope they will also help to make sure their parents are aware of electronics recycling.

Winners were presented with certificates and digital cameras.

Big Challenge WEEE Solution winners:

• National Winner: Lionel Walden primary school, March, Cambridgeshire.
• Regional Winners: Woodstone Community primary school, Leicestershire and Holy Trinity Church of England primary school, Barnet.

Natalie Bayes teacher at Lionel Walden primary school said: The DHL Envirosolutions resource has raised awareness and fitted in well with our recycling topic during the summer term. The children really took the message on board and are encouraging their parents to recycle electrical equipment too.