Recycling in schools

We invite all Cheshire East schools to join the Junior Recycling Officers scheme and the Secondary Recycling Challenge. Each year, schools can nominate up to 4 pupils from Years 4 to 6 (ideally Year 5) to become Junior Recycling Officers. These pupils will share the message ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ with their school, friends, and family. They receive a starter pack with information and recycled stationery from the Waste Education Officer who visits their school.

The Waste Education Officer leads assemblies and runs recycling workshops. Pupils can present assemblies, organise competitions, and set up recycling schemes and collections. We provide supporting materials throughout the year, including newsletters, posters, and competition ideas like creating recycled robots, recipes from leftover food, and poster designs promoting recycling.

Both schemes are open to special schools. Contact us for more information about our activities or for support with your own initiatives.

Junior Recycling Officers resources

For helpful tools and guidance, see the Junior Recycling Officer resource page. 

Recycling competition

Calling all children aged 6-12

We need your help to design a recycled robot friend for Whizzy.

Categories

You can choose one or more: 

• Design a recycled robot friend for Whizzy, use recyclable materials like cans, bottles, boxes etc
• Write a story a short story (max 500 words) about Whizzy tackling an environmental challenge 
• Draw or paint Whizzy’s eco world by creating a poster and showing Whizzy helping the Earth

Bonus round

Record a 1-minute eco message by recording a short video explaining why recycling matters 

The competition closes at 5pm on 15 October 2025

Send all entries to:TeamRecycling@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Seek adult permission before entering.

Contact Team Recycling

Email: TeamRecycling@cheshireeast.gov.uk