A national education campaign organised by glass manufacturers in the UK has seen 150,000 children and more than 1000 primary schools in all regions pledge to recycle glass to help save the environment. The ‘Glass Guardians’ campaign used Maths, English, Sciences and

PSE activities to help children aged 5-11 understand why recycling glass is important and how to carry on doing it long-term.

The children, including those at 80 schools in Scotland, promised to carry on recycling and 300 schools entered a competition to show how much they meant it. One school entered from as far afield as Accra in Ghana. The judges looked for creative, original pledges that showed effort and an understanding of the issues surrounding recycling and environmental impact.

The best pledge made was won by Fetterangus school in Aberdeenshire, with the Scottish primary school receiving an Amazon Fire 7 tablet and £500 worth of equipment vouchers. Their pledge took the form of a video, with the children singing an adapted version of ‘Ten green bottles’.