SCHOOLS could win a £5,000 playground makeover as part of a campaign by a sustainable cladding company.

Composite Prime is calling on schools in Brighton to take part in its new recycling programme to encourage children from ages five to 11 to recycle plastic waste as part of the Message in a Bottle Top campaign.

The decking and cladding company is working alongside We are Futures, who run the National Schools Partnership (NSP), and are hoping to inspire young pupils from Brighton schools to repurpose old bottle tops into art murals and sculptures.

Composite Prime director Charles Taylor said: “With around eight million tons of plastic polluting the earth’s oceans every year, the race to protect marine life is growing more urgent every day.

“Playing our part in tackling this challenge is one of the key priorities for Composite Prime.

“Our Message in a Bottle Top campaign has been created specifically to target younger generations to ensure Composite Prime is doing its part to educate future recyclers in Brighton.

“This is absolutely essential for us to continue diverting thousands of tons of discarded plastic from oceans and landfills every year.”

All competition entries must be submitted by schools, ahead of the deadline on July 5, the entries will be independently judged by Composite Prime.

The top ten schools will have the opportunity to showcase their artwork in an online exhibition and the winning school will receive a playground makeover worth £5,000.

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Participation in the Message in a Bottle Top programme works towards part of a school’s submissions for the Eco-Schools Green Flag Award; an organisation passionate about engaging young people in environmental education and action.

Composite Prime creates eco-friendly and socially responsible decking and cladding products, made using recycled plastic.

In the last six years of operation, the business has saved the equivalent of 151 million plastic milk bottles from landfill, with each square metre of composite decking containing the equivalent of more than 3,000 plastic bottle caps or 280 plastic bottles.