Shrewsbury primary school starts composting scheme in celebration of Compost Awareness Week

News from our partners, Veolia.

Oxon CE Primary School in Shrewsbury has welcomed a gift from Shropshire Council’s waste and recycling contractors, Veolia.

In celebration of International Compost Awareness Week (1 to 7 May 2016), Angela James, PR and Communications Officer for the company presented the school’s gardening club with a brand new compost bin.

Steph Shirra, gardening club teacher said:

“Our pupils are thrilled to receive the compost bin and they cannot wait to start filling it. The gardening club is a great way for us to implement parts of the curriculum in a very hands on way. By teaching our pupils the importance of recycling and in this case composting we are encouraging them to take care of their environment.”

Angela James said:

“At Veolia we love to teach the next generation how important recycling is. Composting is a big part of that and something that we do on a very large scale. Our free compost bins for schools scheme means we can help get pupils started on their composting journey.”

For more information on composting with schools please contact Angela James at angela.james@veolia.com or call 07879 115235.