Educating the next generation about recycling

Making children aware of the importance of recycling is key to the future of sustainability. At Amberol, we work with many schools across the country, helping to keep their grounds tidy using standard and recycling litter bins, raising pupils’ awareness of the need to recycle.

So, we were interested to hear about a group of primary school pupils from Swindon who created Christmas gifts made of recycled products following on from day learning about recycling at the Brunel Shopping Centre in Swindon. As part of the event, the deputy manager of the shopping centre invited the class of 30 to find out how they manage their waste. The children were also taught about the other three Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle.

On the way back to school, the pupils picked up litter along the way. Their teacher commented that “the children couldn’t believe the amount of litter on the paths”. Back in school, the children put what they had learnt into practice, making Christmas presents and decorations out of household objects that would have normally been thrown away.

Why it’s important to educate children

Educating those at a young age about the part that recycling plays in conservation, how they can make a difference and the impact it has on the environment is so important. If children learn about recycling in their early childhood, they establish good habits to take into adulthood.

Amberol’s MD Patience Atkinson-Gregory commented: “It’s encouraging to see schools making an effort to educate children about the recycling process at a young age. Collective efforts to engage with young children will help us to ensure a more sustainable future.”

At Amberol, we try to make it easy as possible for everyone for recycle. Amberol’s range of educational, talking bins and outdoor bins inspire children to engage in their recycling duties. The animal shaped bins have proved particularly popular in schools and parks whilst any Amberol bin can be colour coded and labelled for ease of use.