ST TEATH Community Primary School is in the running to win a sustainable playground that promotes healthy lifestyles for children and the planet, through Febreze, TerraCycle and Tesco’s new scheme.

The three companies are giving schools in the UK a chance to win a playground made from recycled plastic. Community members are being encouraged to get involved and help their local schools win by voting for them in the competition.

Votes can be cast online until November 14 through www.tescowinaplayground.co.uk

The school that received the highest number of votes will win the grand prize.

The playground competition focuses on raising awareness of the issue of waste recycling amongst the youngest people in society. By recycling bottles, this project aims to help reduce plastic litter from entering nature’s playgrounds and polluting the planet, instead creating play areas for kids to enjoy a bit of fresh air everywhere.

The initiative gives an opportunity to engage communities around the country in a fun activity, from campaigning done by the primary schools that entered the competition, to parents’ involvement. The winner will be announced in early 2018, with the plan for the playground to be delivered and installed later in the spring of 2018.

The recycled playground will be built mainly with parts made from recycled plastic lumber from kerbside recycling waste collected in the UK that includes milk bottles, plastic drink bottles, plastic food trays and containers.

Construction of a playground made from recycled plastic shows the possibilities of circular economy — what was previously considered non-recyclable, will now be turned into a playing field.

Organisers hope that the construction of a playground made from recycled plastic will help raise awareness of the issue of plastic recycling amongst the youngest in the UK — not everything has to be thrown away!