Prestwick kids spearheading worldwide initiative by recycling the 'unrecyclable'

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The children of Prestwick North’s Early Years Centre are spearheading a fundraising initiative for various charities by collecting and recycling “unrecyclable” items from the community.Prestwick North Early Years Centre has joined several free recycling programmes, enabling them to establish a drop-off point for “hard-to-recycle” items.The programmes include The Philips Dental Care, The Warburtons Wax Wrap and The Warburtons Bakery Free Recycling Programmes, enabling them to collect items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, plastic bread bags and wax wrappers.

These items are not included in council kerbside recycling collections, so have traditionally been destined for landfill or incineration.Once dropped off at Prestwick North Early Years Centre the items are sent to TerraCycle, the world leader in recycling hard-to-recycle waste, where they are given a second lease of life.For every item collected, TerraCycle points are earned.

These points are redeemed as monetary donations, which the children at Prestwick North Early Years Centre will donate to a charity of their choice each quarter.

The selected charity will align with the children’s current learning focus. For example, after studying orangutans, the children donated to the WWF.The drop-off point can be found at Prestwick North Early Years Centre and is open to the community Monday through Friday between 8am and 6pm.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live