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17 - Dudley youngsters make tonnes of difference

Archived news release from 2008

Schoolchildren from across Dudley have collected over 16 tonnes of Yellow Pages in a national recycling competition.

Dudley Council worked with 32 schools across the borough as part of the Yellow Woods Challenge, which encourages school children to collect old directories from homes, schools and business for recycling into packaging.

The Brier School in Kingswinford scooped the prestigious ‘Gold Oak’ award and a prize of £300 for recycling over seven directories per pupil - the highest amount in the borough.

The ‘Silver Birch’ award and a prize of £200 went to the Cherry Tree Learning Centre in Dudley while Blandford Mere Primary School in Kingswinford took the ‘Bronze Beech’ certificate and £100 in cash.

In an additional art contest, which invited children to create their own pieces of artwork from Yellow Pages directories, Bramford Primary School won £100 for a sculpture of their school logo.

There will be a special presentation from the Mayor of Dudley Councillor Ray Burston at the Environment Zone, Roberts Primary School, Lower Gornal, on Tuesday 21 October at 11.30am.

For every pound that has been awarded to the participating schools, Yellow Pages has donated a matching pound to the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity, the Woodland Trust. Seeds to trees kits have also been awarded to the top six schools.

Councillor Karen Shakespeare, cabinet member for environment and culture, said:

“We’re delighted that so many Dudley Schools have helped us to recycle by taking part in the Yellow Woods Challenge and it’s great that the Mayor of Dudley will be there for the presentation event.

“In the past it hasn’t been possible for us to recycle the Yellow Pages directories but due to a change in the way the directory is produced residents can now recycle them through their black box recycling scheme.”

For more information on the challenge visit www.yellow-woods.co.uk

Note to Editors

Journalists and press photographers are welcome to attend the presentation event at the Environment Zone, Roberts Hall Primary School, Lower Gornal, on Tuesday 21 October at 11am. Contact Kate Arnold on 01384 815727 for more information.

The Yellow Woods Challenge is run by Yellow Pages, working with the Woodland Trust and more than 100 local authorities across the UK. It aims to recycle old Yellow Pages, save landfill, educate children about the environment and support the Woodland Trust's ‘Tree For All’ tree planting campaign.

For further visit www.yellow-woods.co.uk or call 0118 950 6724.

News Release Contact Information

Name:	Kate Arnold
Telephone:	01384 815727

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