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Highland community shocked by litter louts; pupil calls for us to 'change the course of history, one bit of litter at a time'


By Andrew Dixon

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Some of Kirkhill Primary's P7 pupils.
Some of Kirkhill Primary's P7 pupils.

PUPILS of Kirkhill Primary had an array of unusual finds while carrying out a litter pick to spruce up their community.

Among the rubbish were tyres, radiators, engine parts, old boots, loads of old glass bottles, plants pots and several other pieces of pottery. A spokeswoman for the group said: “There had been a litter pick in the area previously, however, we still collected bags upon bags of litter which had been carelessly discarded.

“There were around 15 tyres, old radiators and a box of engine parts. This shocked us as we couldn’t believe someone would dump such things on our doorstep.”

The school been raising awareness about litter by highlighting the problem in its newsletter.

Liam Mackay with some of the litter.
Liam Mackay with some of the litter.

P7 pupil Liam Mackay, who is a member of the school's eco committee, said: “I’m just a 12-year-old kid and I am saving hundreds of animals just by picking up litter.

"One bit of litter at a time, we can change the course of history. If everyone picked up three bits of litter on their walks, we would see a huge difference.

"I think every school from primaries to secondaries, to colleges to universities should have an eco committee to drive forward change and win the war against litter.”

Kirkhill Primary's eco committee.
Kirkhill Primary's eco committee.

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