Primary school children in Shropshire are being offered the opportunity of growing trees in cans as part of a nationwide recycling initiative, which converts recycled aluminium cans, and tin foil into fruit trees. A fruit tree is being funded for every tonne of aluminium recycled, so the more we all recycle, the more trees can be grown locally and abroad.
Not-for-profit organisation Alupro is also funding a special project in Malawi which aims to plant 85,000 fruit trees in local community nurseries. Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council is urging local schools to sign up to receive a FREE tree growing kit which contains everything needed to grow saplings to plant at school, along with educational materials linked to recycling, lifecycles and the African project.
Participating schools are also being offered the chance to make a DVD/Video about ‘how they look after their environment’ to exchange with a Malawian school. The first prize for the best film is a trip for the class teacher to visit the project in Malawi. Every school that enters the film competition will win a £20 National Garden voucher to spend making improvements to their school environments.
Recycling aluminium is 20 times more efficient than making it from the raw material bauxite, so it saves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. All aluminium recycled through kerbside collections and bring banks in Shrewsbury will be counted towards the project total.
To find out more about the ‘Fruit Trees for Malawi’ campaign or the primary schools kit and competition please telephone Alupro on lo-call 0845 722 7722 or look at the website: www.alupro.org.uk
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