Youngsters at Junior World in Nairn raise more than £200 for charity by collecting 'unrecyclable' items for recycling at TerraCycle

The children at Junior World in Nairn have raised more than £200 for charity by collecting and recycling “unrecyclable” items from the community.

The children set up a public drop-off point at the front of Junior World, in Millbank Street, and are encouraging local residents to bring items such as Pringles tubes, manual and electric toothbrush heads and old toys and games.

These items are not included in kerbside recycling collections so have traditionally been destined for landfill or incineration.

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Once dropped off the items are sent to TerraCycle – the world leader in recycling hard-to-recycle waste.

TerraCycle recycles the items by shredding, cleaning and turning them into plastic pellets.

These are then used by manufacturers to create new generic plastic products.

Elena Reid, the childcare practitioner who initiated the programme at Junior World – which is a Care and Learning Alliance (CALA) childcare setting – said: “We are keen to emphasise the importance of caring for the planet and reducing our environmental footprint.”

For every item collected at the public drop-off location, TerraCycle points are earned towards monetary donations for charities chosen by the children, which are currently CALA and the British Red Cross.

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