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Corranure Corranure

Recycling Centre Recycling Centre

I went to the Corranure recycling centre with the green schools, The Green Schools Committee visited the recycling
what I learned was very interesting. Did you know that a man has plant in November during Green Schools Week.
to climb through an industrial bin full of dirty can to clean them
because we don’t? Did you know that it is very cheap and also free It is a fantastic facility for us in Cavan where we can
to bring recyclable stuff to the recycling centre? Did you know that go to recycle a wide variety of things. Everything
fluorescent lights can not be recycled once they are smashed? So that can be recycled in our blue bins at home can be
don’t throw them into the tub full of them, because it will smash brought here but more importantly it’s where we can
yours and the other in the tub. I also have respect for the people bring items that can’t be recycled in our bins at home.
who work at the recycling centre; because they sort through our Please help us to save our planet, recycle don’t chuck!
recyclable trash, to keep our environment clean.
Danny McKeon 3S

Ms. McElwaine With Alex, Kate & Amy
neAT STReeTS AwARd recieving the Neat Streets Award

The Neat Streets Programme is organised by An Taisce to our school does to take part in Green Schools programme.
encourage secondary schools to take steps to keep their school Alex, Kate and Amy then received the Neat Streets Award
clean and tidy, and to deal effectively with litter and waste. It and this is now on display in our schools Green School’s area.
was a big achievement for our school to get this award. The Neat Streets staff provided a wonderful catering service
for all the people involved. We greatly enjoyed our trip to
Our school was invited to give a presentation and receive the
award at Neat Streets in Croke Park in January. Alex Filmer, Croke Park.
Amy Smyth, and Kate Agaba attended, accompanied by Ms
McElwaine. We gave a presentation to Neat Streets on what Alex Filmer 3S

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