Waste mascot launches mural competition for primary schools
25th October 2010
Highland waste mascot, Compost the Cow, is getting creative and encouraging all primary schools to do the same. Along with the Highland Council's Waste Awareness team, Compost is inviting primary schools to use their imagination and artistic flair to help them design some new murals for the Council's network of Recycling Centres. The winning entries will be displayed on full size banners at Recycling Centres, and as there will be various winners across Highland, each of the Council's Recycling Centres will have a different mural.
The competition is to encourage pupils to think about ways in which they could promote waste minimisation and recycling in the form of a mural. Suggested themes include promoting the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" message, highlighting the problems with waste, or illustrating the wide range of materials that can be taken to Recycling Centres.
Councillor John Laing, chairman of the TEC Services committee will be on the judging panel to select the winning entries. He said: "I am sure the young people of the Highlands will have lots of creative ideas on how a mural can get the important recycling message across and I look forward to looking at all the artistic designs. I am pleased to say that our Recycling Centres are busier than ever before and having eye catching big banners displayed at their entrances is a great way of reminding everyone to make full use of all the waste recycling facilities."
The competition is open to primary schools across Highland, with a maximum of one entry per class, although schools are urged to thoroughly read the competition brief before starting on any entries.
Closing date for the competition is Friday 26th November 2010.
Posters and the competition brief are currently being distributed to all Primary Schools in the Highland Council area.
If you are interested in entering the competition or would like further information please contact the Waste Aware Team on 01349 868349; email recycle[AT]highland.gov.uk or www.highland.gov.uk/recycle
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