On Monday 19th of November, the Eco-Committee here at Knox organised a litter pick with young kids from the nearby Pear Tree Nursery. The aim of this collaboration was to teach the nursery kids at a young age to be as eco-conscious as possible about the problem of litter. Also,  it showed us and the rest of the school community how much rubbish is left in the corridors after lunch break alone!

From an S4 perspective, it was great to see young people from the ages of 2 to 15 taking care of the environment around them. After the Eco-Committee presented to all year groups at Knox during assemblies about the problem of litter, we hope that this litter pick opens students’ eyes to a problem that is so avoidable.

This litter pick along with countless other eco projects that we have done, and will be doing *winky face*, has opened not only my eyes, but everyone's in the committee, to seeing the impact that a small group of students can have. Without this litter pick, 2 full black bags of waste would have been thrown into landfill so instead we recycled as much as we could and ended up with far less trash going to landfill, goal achieved!

So in conclusion, while it may seem like throwing one bottle into a recycling bin won’t make much difference, if we all had this mindset our world would become a much more enjoyable, trash-free place!

Written by: Adnan Ros, S4 Student, Eco-Committee