Following the launch of a creative sculpture competition for local schools earlier this year, Alupro and re3 (the waste partnership covering Bracknell Forest, Reading and Wokingham Borough Councils) have announced the talented, young winners.

Challenged to create sculptures from clean, used aluminium foil, four winning entries were chosen. Gaia Joseph from Park Lane School in Reading, Theo Randall from Whitegrove Primary in Bracknell, and Daisy Pollock from Winnersh Primary School in Wokingham were all rewarded for their creativity. A final group prize was given to Geoffrey Field Infant School in Reading.

The competition was part of the ‘Fantastic Foil’ initiative, devised to encourage 190,000 households across the three boroughs to recycle their foil and other aluminium packaging. Each of the winners took home a £20 voucher and their schools received £100 in vouchers to spend on books, supplies and activities.

Tom Giddings, executive director at Alupro, commented: “We were thoroughly impressed with the creativity and talent shown by each and every entry to the competition – it was a real pleasure to be involved in the judging process. Congratulations to Gaia, Theo, Daisy and Geoffrey Field Infant School for their fabulous sculptures!”

Cllr Karen Rowland, Chair of the re3 Joint Waste Disposal Board, added: “The ‘Fantastic Foil’ campaign for schools delivered with Alupro was a great success and we were pleased to receive almost 80 entries from local pupils and schools. 

“We are thankful to everyone who has participated and hope it helped to raise awareness and educated about the importance of foil and aluminium packaging recycling. 

“Previous surveys have found that children are often more in the know about recycling and help family members and caregivers to get it right at home, so extending the campaign to young people is a positive way to help drive recycling now and in the future.”

For more information about Alupro, or to learn about its latest campaigns, visit www.alupro.org.uk. To find out more about re3, visit www.re3.org.uk