Schools receive R140,000 in recycling competition

Mpact Recycling has awarded R140,000 in prizes to 34 schools around the country in its Ronnie Recycler Schools Competition, which allows schools to raise funds, while educating schoolchildren on environmental awareness.

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.