THESE style-conscious children have turned today's junk into tomorrow's top fashion.
Pupils at Waterloo Primary School in South Shore graced the catwalk to show off their home-made threads made entirely from recycled materials.
As well as the stylish clothes, pupils also turned trash into musical instruments and jewellery as they learned to reduce, reuse and recycle rubbish in a series of workshops.
The workshops have been run in partnership with the Education for a Greener Future (EGF) project, a Lancashire Wildlife Trust initiative that aims to encourage kids to think about the environment.
Amy Hannan, event and training officer for the project said: “We wanted to draw kids attention to the problems created by
how much rubbish we produce and to teach pupils about the importance of the three Rs – to reduce, reuse and recycle.”
Teacher Rob Fox said: “Our children are becoming increasingly aware of the need to safeguard their own future by taking care of the environment.
“Over the past few days they have shown great imagination in reusing the waste we have collected.
“As part of the schools on-going environmental project we are determined to reduce the amount of waste we produce in the school and are always looking for new uses for materials rather than throwing them away.”
Pupil Georgianna Wells, eight, agreed they have learned a valuable lesson.
She said: “I learned that most of our waste goes to a landfill site, and it is much better to reuse things so they don’t go to a smelly land fill site.”
EGF runs a website with advice and activities on recycling at www.greenerfuture.com.
Last Updated: 19 April 2007
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