Engayne Primary School has won a boroughwide challenge to collect the most printer cartridges for recycling. The school collected 368 cartridges throughout the school year in the challenge set by Cartridge World Romford. The Upminster school was presented with a trophy, a bird
box fitted with a webcam and shopping vouchers by Cartridge World Romford manager Paul Rawlings. Head teacher Suzanne Ship
said: “The bird box webcam is an excellent addition to the ways
in which we are using ICT to support teaching and learning at Engayne. The children cannot wait to see the first lot of chicks hatch next Spring.” An estimated 65 million printer cartridges are sold in the UK every year but only 15 per cent of them are recycled. A typical cartridge that ends up
in landfill could take 1,000 years to decompose. Dave Smith, ICT consultant
and curriculum adviser for Havering Inspection and Advisory Service, said: “The competition was enthusiastically received by Havering schools
and has helped to encourage the recycling of cartridges with a positive environmental impact.”
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