VIDEO: Recycling project reckons 'Rotherham Can'

Rotherham Can—backed by the Area Assembly, police and fire service—has encouraged High Greave Junior pupils to bring in the empty containers.

It follows a litter pick pilot last year, when the aluminium collected was melted and made into toys and other souvenirs by Casting Innovations.

Managing director Lee Brooks said: “The project can be massive.

It’s important for the kids because it helps create a clean and safe environment through the can collections and litter picks.

“This launch was partly about rewarding High Greave for their involvement in the pilot project.

“It’s also about drawing a line in the sand, we know what we’ve achieved so far and what we can do to take it further.”

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