Nursery World - Ring it up

It's a win-win when nurseries can benefit the environment and make some money at the same time, reports Melanie Defries Tiggy's Day Nursery in Hereford is enjoying spending its hard-earned cash after being crowned national champions in its category of a mobile phone recycling campaign, and raising more than 2,000 in the process.

Tiggy's Day Nursery in Hereford is enjoying spending its hard-earned cash after being crowned national champions in its category of a mobile phone recycling campaign, and raising more than 2,000 in the process.

In three months the nursery, which has just 40 pupils, collected over 400 mobiles, beating all the competition in both regional and national competitions for schools with under 100 pupils.

The Fones4Schools campaign seeks to re-use mobile phones while educating pupils and families on the environmental and economic benefits of recycling. Schools receive 300 from Fones4Schools for every 200 phones collected, and children also receive prizes which increase in value with the number of phones they collect.

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