BUDDING authors from Holly Mount Catholic Primary School have been supporting a campaign to promote the importance of recycling old electricals.

The initiative was put forward by REPIC – a Bury-based Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) producer – as part of its new ‘Responsible Recycling’ campaign.

Each of the seven participating schools were asked to write a chapter before passing it on to the next school to add to the story titled, “A Most Unexpected Day at the Recycling Plant”.

More than 250 Year 4 and Year 5 primary pupils and their teachers took part in the creative writing project, which plotted the adventures of REPIC’s mascots, R3P1C– a robot made out of end of life electrical projects – and his battery sidekick Amp.

The finished book has been brought to life with beautiful illustrations to depict the story and printed copies of the book are also being given to each child who took part.

Glenn Stuart, Head of Waste Management at Bury Council said: “Creative campaigns such as this are a great way to get children to take a real interest in recycling from an early age and they also help build important awareness and a more eco-aware society for the future.

“The end result of ‘Pass It On’ is a fantastic book that each child will be proud to take home.

“It will also serve as an excellent reminder of what they’ve learnt which can also be shared with their friends and families.”

Dr Philip Morton, CEO of REPIC said: “The Pass It On story writing was a highly engaging way to get children to think about recycling and share key messages with their friends, parents and carers.”