A Breage primary school is aiming to win a new playground made from recycled materials.

Breage C of E Primary School has signed up for a nationwide recycling contest run by Sistema, experts in food storage and hydration, in partnership with recycling experts TerraCycle.

The school is asking the Breage community to help them win the playground by donating used plastic food storage containers, lids, reusable plastic water bottles and caps.

Lisa Holliehead, head of school for Breage C of E Primary School, said: "We’re thrilled to be participating in this great contest from Sistema and we are calling on members of the Breage community and beyond to help us be in with a chance of winning a brand-new playground with a frame made from 100 per cent recycled waste.

"This really is a great initiative that will not only help our school but also our environment, whilst educating our pupils and the local community on the importance of recycling."

The school collection box, located at the school's bin compound, can be accessed by the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Alternatively, donations can be dropped at the school office during school opening hours.

Breage Post Office in Higher Road in Breage is also accepting items on their behalf.

The Sistema Recycled Playground Contest is part of the Sistema Food Storage Container and Reusable Bottle Free Recycling Programme.

This is a free national recycling programme for all brands of used food storage containers and lids and plastic bottles and caps, which cannot be recycled through conventional kerbside recycling collections and would otherwise end up in landfill.

The school that collects the largest amount of used plastic food storage containers and lids, as well as reusable plastic water bottles and caps to send back to TerraCycle to be recycled, will win the top prize - a playground with a frame made from 100 per cent recycled material.

The recycled playground will comprise two slides, an approach ramp with a rope, and a large joining platform, among other features.

The winning and runner-up school will also both win a Sistema lunchbox and water bottle for each pupil.

The winners will be announced in January 2025.