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Picker Pals is inspiring and equipping a generation of Laois children to love their environment by tackling litter VOICE Ireland wants to tackle the scourge of litter and to create a generation of young environmentalists.
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Greta Thunberg has inspired a generation to embrace our planet and a grassroots programme equipping primary school children in Laois to play their part by taking a stand against litter in their area, through a unique school-based litter-picking programme called Picker Pals.
The programme, run by environmental NGO VOICE (Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment) aims to motivate but also equips children with “Picker Packs” containing everything children need to go litter picking. At the end of the programme’s first year in operation, 10 schools in Laois (list at end of story) join 105 other schools from nine different local authority around the county in the Picker Pals programme.
Appeal for Donations of Old Dinghy Sails to Upcycle for Schools Litter Picking Project
27th January 2021
Old dinghy sails are upcycled into bags for the Picker Pals initiative
Primary pupils in Ireland are taking a stand against litter in their area via a unique schools-based programme that makes used of upcycled sail cloth.
And organisers are appealing for donations of used dinghy sails to transform into specialised bags for its ‘Picker Packs’.
Picker Pals which is an initiative of environmental NGO Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment (Voice) motivates and equips children with packs containing everything they need to go on a litter-picking adventure.