Youngsters’ efforts earn green award

2:17am Wednesday 30th April 2008

Environmentally-friendly projects at a primary school have been awarded Silver Status in a Government awards scheme aimed at reducing carbon footprints.

Pupils at Burley Oaks Primary school in Wharfedale have been recycling glass, plastic, cardboard and paper in a bid to comply with standards set by the Eco-Schools Awards scheme, run by the Foundation for Environmental Education.

As part of their work they have also placed plants next to computers in every classroom in a bid to help with the absorption of emissions.

The children were introduced to the scheme last September, when they were asked to think about what was being wasted in school and made a poster to highlight issues such as light, heat, water, food and paper waste.

The school then formed an action team whose main focus was to think up ways of conserving energy in the school environment.

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