More than 500 schoolchildren from the Caradon, North Cornwall and Restormel districts took part in the fifth annual School and Community Rubbish Awareness (SCRAP) Attack competition, clearing up more than a tonne of rubbish.
The winning schools received prizes ranging from trophies to cash donated by McDonalds for a school environmental project and trips to Dobwalls Family Adventure Park theme park, the Eden Project and the Blue Reef Aquarium.
The children also produce written projects on their findings and the issues of recycling and waste reduction. Prizes are awarded to the schools in each district that pick up the most litter and produce the best written project.
This year the winning schools were:
Most litter picked:
• Caradon – winner Burraton CP School (Saltash), runner up Polperro CP School
• North Cornwall – winner Altarnun CP School, runner up St Mabyn C of E School
• Restormel Northern Zone – winner Mawgan-in-Pydar CP School
• Restormel Central Zone – winner Treverbyn School
• Restormel South Zone – winner Fowey School
• Restormel runner up – Biscovey School
Speaking on behalf of all three Cornish councils, Councillor Mrs Anne Boosey, Restormel Borough Council’s Portfolio Holder for the Environment, said: "SCRAP Attack helps children in East Cornwall think imaginatively about waste reduction and recycling.
Their enthusiasm can help us all make the move from a throw away society to one where it’s the norm to reduce, re-use and recycle.”
