LITTER bins have been installed at Braddan School’s car park after one pupil took matters into her own hands.
Year five pupil Zoe Terreblanche, aged nine, wrote to Manx Telecom – which leases the car park to the Department of Education and Children – asking for bins to be installed there.
She was keen to see a reduction in the amount of litter in the car park, which she encountered when she was dropped off and picked up from the Douglas school each day.
Manx Telecom accepted Zoe’s request and agreed to supply and install three bins – in her chosen colour of green to highlight the environmental impact litter can have.
The bins were installed earlier this month.
Head teacher Louise Oates explained that Zoe’s request – which was made of her own accord – came after her class started work on an eco-project.
As part of that, she carried out a litter survey.
It looks like Zoe has taken the project to heart – as well as writing to Manx Telecom she has also been going to other classrooms issuing reminders to switch off lights at the end of the day.
In addition, some of her classmates have also written to other organisations with requests.
