North Somerset Top Recycler Competition

The Top Recycler Competition has been running successfully in North Somerset Schools for two years. Cash prizes are awarded to schools in recognition of their efforts to REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE. Congratulations to the following schools who have won prizes so far: 2005/6 first Tickenham C of E Primary School second Winford Primary School third Sandford Primary School 2006/7 first St Andrew's C of E Junior School second Tickenham C of E Primary School third Bourneville Community Infant School

Top Recycler 2007 / 2008 Competition

The prizes

First prize                 £500
Second prize           £200
Third prize               £100

£75 for each of the three schools which show the most improvement from last year’s competition.

Competition Rules

Monthly Points
The monthly  paper collection will form the basis of the competition.  A point will be awarded for each bag of paper collected.  These points will be halved if the paper is not ready for collection on time.  Paper should be sorted into High and Low Grades (see below). 

Any additional materials collected with your bags of paper will gain a point per 50 pupils at the school.  Foil, cans and toners can all be collected along with the paper.

How the competition works

Schools will be awarded points from the September paper collections through until the May collections have been completed.  To find the Top Recyclers, the number of points each school has collected will be divided by the number of pupils at the school. The winner will be the school with the most points per pupil.

Additional Points

As well as the monthly points your school can earn additional points - see table below.

During term 4 we will send all schools a brief questionnaire which will provide us with the additional information we require. We may ask for additional evidence to support the work you are doing.  For example, we may ask to do a paper audit at your school to see how well you are reusing your paper.

High and Low Grade paper

North Somerset requires the paper for recycling to be sorted into high and low grades. 

High Grade Paper

• White writing paper
• Coloured writing paper
• Letters, photocopies, faxes
• File paper
• Exercise book paper (not the covers)
• White envelopes (window envelopes must have the plastic windows removed)
• Leaflets

Low Grade Paper

• Newspapers, magazines and catalogues
• Coloured backing paper
• Small amounts of sugar paper

If you have any questions about this competition please contact Julia Cruse on 0117 914 3454 or email her.