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Paul T Smith

Falkirk school pupils give bin lorries makeover to highlight climate change

Falkirk Council bin lorries have been given a little bit of a makeover by school pupils in the area in a bid to highlight climate change.

Three vehicles will have art work with, a special message and designed by the children, stuck to the side of them.

The creative efforts from Sara (Larbert High), Aminah (Deanburn Primary) and Ruby (Braes High) were chosen as winners from more than 100 entries to the Waste Services competition.

It was launched during COP26 in November, and challenged youngsters to come up with something that would inspire local residents to reduce their waste and recycle more.

One of the designs. (Falkirk Council)

Councillor Paul Garner, Spokesperson for the Environment, said: "It’s never been more important to keep our environment clean and tidy.

"The fantastic artwork from the three winning designers shows how recycling and reducing our waste can improve our streets, towns and open spaces across Falkirk."

The winning designs impressed the judging panel, who had good things to say about the quality of entries.

Ella Gorman, of Falkirk Council’s Waste Strategy team, said: "It was extremely difficult to pick just three winners as there were so many brilliant entries.

"The creativity, colours and design highlighted brilliantly how Falkirk’s young people see recycling and this planet, which made it incredibly hard to choose.

"Thank you to all the schools and pupils for getting involved."

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