Art of T
recycling
Original artwork has gone
on display across the
borough following the
success of the council’s
environmental art
competition for children,
reports Jessica Bunker.
RECYCLING
he theme for the competition was ‘what looking after the
environment means to me’, and 20 of the best entries will now be
used as artwork on new ‘on the go’ recycling bins being installed
in our parks – allowing you to recycle paper, cans, glass, card and
plastic when out and about.
There were two grand prize winners: Inthusha Mathirooban of Northolt
for the junior category (age five-10); and Milena Govorusa of Ealing in the
senior category (age 11-16). This winning pair both received a family fun
experience prize and £100 worth of book tokens for their schools.
Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet member for transport and environment,
said: “There were some terrific entries and it was great to see so much
enthusiasm put into the competition. Well done and thank you to all the
children who took part. There is an encouragingly strong awareness among
our pupils about the environmental benefits of recycling. The winning designs
will really brighten up the new ‘on the go’ bins in our parks and help to attract
people to make use of them. We want to make it as easy as possible for
everyone to recycle and the messages on the artwork are an inspiration to us all
to do as much as we can.”
Visit www.ealing.gov.uk/recycling for the full list of finalists.
Winner: Inthusha Mathirooban, nine
Inthusha’s artwork shows us the world we hope
for in the future, compared to a world which has
been affected by pollution an