Schools receive R140,000 in recycling competition

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Nursery, primary and high schools, registered with Mpact Recycling in Gauteng, were required to supply the company with a minimum of 8000 kgs of paper between 2 June - 2 October 2015.

Each of the areas had a prize allocation of R20,000 and the schools collecting the most amount of paper in their area were declared the winners, receiving a prize valued at R10,000, with their green ambassador and green student being awarded R1,000 cash each. The remaining funds were shared between the other top achieving schools according to the amount of paper collected.

"The competition, which was launched this year, aims to encourage learners to be more environmentally aware and educate them about how important it is to recycle paper," says John Hunt, MD of Mpact Recycling. "Each year, the company collects around 450,000 tons of paper for recycling, which means less paper going into landfills."

Top schools

Cape Town

• Rondebosch United Play Centre
  
• Kenridge Primary School
  
• Muizenburg Junior School
  
• Hoerskool DF Malan
  
• Tygerberg High School
  
• Habibia Primary

Richards Bay

• St Catherine's High School Empangeni
  
• Richards Bay Primary School
  
• Kwa Vulindlela Primary School

Pretoria

• Lynnwood Ridge Primary
  
• St Paulus
  
• Waterkloof Primary

KwaZulu-Natal

• Kloof Senior Primary School
  
• Atholl Heights Primary School
  
• La Lucia Junior Primary
  
• Chelsea Prep. - Chelsea Campus
  
• Morningside Primary School
  
• Virginia Prep School

Gauteng

• Laerskool Morewag
  
• Summerhill School
  
• Creative Academy Pre School and Baby Centre (Pty)
  
• Craighall Primary School
  
• Orion College
  
• Twinkle Little Stars
  
• Strubenvale Primary School
  
• St Martins Prep School
  
• Selcourt Primary School

For more information, go www.mpactrecycling.co.za.