City of York Council launches children's foil competition this Christmas

Primary school students across York are being invited to take part in a competition highlighting the importance of recycling aluminium foil at the kerbside this Christmas.

Primary school students across York are being invited to take part in a competition highlighting the importance of recycling aluminium foil at the kerbside this Christmas.

Recent changes to recycling in the city, mean that the council are now able to collect foil from residents in their kerbside collections. To celebrate this change, they have teamed up with the not-for-profit organisation, Alupro, to hold a competition open to primary schools in York. 

The council are challenging students to create Christmas themed A4 posters with used and washed aluminium foil and any other art supplies available. The poster design can be anything to do with Christmas and must contain foil to be included in our prize draw. 

The winning student will receive prizes worth £50, and their school will receive £500 in vouchers to spend on sustainable supplies and activities. There will be similar prizes available to runners up in second and third place. 

Students will be able to sign up for the competition through their schools, and we will be accepting entries from 28 November 2022 to Tuesday 31 January 2023. 

The winning posters will be announced in February 2023, and will be displayed, along with the runners up, on the City of York Council website. 

At Christmas time aluminium foil can be found all around your home, from mince pie cases and roasting trays to chocolate wrapping foil and the lids on cream pots. Just give your aluminium foil a quick wipe or rinse and then it’s ready to be recycled in your black recycling bin.

For more information on the competition visit www.york.gov.uk/FoilCompetition