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What More praises young recyclers

What More director Tony Grimshaw OBE joined MP Sara Britcliffe in a visit to St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors (near to What More’s headquarters) to congratulate pupils on their inspirational recycling initiatives.

The school children are giving plastic a second life by making ecobricks: plastic bottles stuffed tight with single use plastic. They have made enough to construct an entire classroom.

Tony Grimshaw told the children how What More is also creating reusable products from “single use” plastics. The Wham Upcycled range of housewares is made from 95% recycled post-consumer plastics. In a single day the company diverts around 40,000 tonnes of waste plastic from landfill.

Tony stated: “Single use plastic is drastic. You can give things a second life. Plastic can have a second life. Everything can be recycled if you’re creative about it, and that’s what these inspirational kids are doing.”

Above: Wham boxes are being used as mini greenhouses.
Above: Wham boxes are being used as mini greenhouses.

 

Children at the school have also been using What More’s Wham boxes as improvised greenhouses to grow vegetables for the school’s kitchen. “They’re the best greenhouses in the world,” commented one enthusiastic child.

 

Top: What More’s Tony Grimshaw and MP Sara Britcliffe recently visited St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School.

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