Eco
Trawler Challenge
As a global environmental partner with The British Ironworks Centre, we are thrilled to announce that our Global Ocean Trawler pack has arrived and has been installed against the fence on the way into school.
Kindly begin collecting your crisp and confectionery wrappers (any brand, any size) and drop them off in our net.
From Rubbish to Rescue: Transform crisp and confectionery packets into Survival Blankets!
Why?
The aim is to help reduce waste entering our environment and eventually our oceans.
With fish and ocean mammals living in increasingly deteriorating habitats, it is our duty to step in and prioritise the reduction of plastics entering our natural world.
Our collected packets will be donated by The British Ironworks Centre to organisations who can put them to good use (for instance, turning them into survival blankets for the homeless).
Did you know?
The UK alone currently discards 16 million crisp packets per day; 6 billion per year.
Packets dating back to the 1960’s have been washing up on our shores, demonstrating the longevity of plastics in our oceans.
The continual damage they can cause our wildlife is unforgivable.
Not only are fully-formed crisp packets damaging, but also the micro-plastics that emanate from them as they break down over time.
This is devastating for the welfare of wildlife and ongoing, the human race too.
It is estimated that there is over 324,000 people experiencing homelessness in the UK.
This is only set to rise with increasing living and housing costs.
Supporting The British Ironworks Centre by collecting these packets will aid societal and charitable organisations in their amazing journey to offer help to those who need it most. Keep checking back for updates!
