A SCHOOL has been shortlisted to win a £5,000 playground after creating a plastic bottle cap mural.

Children at Parkland Infant School in Eastbourne collected and transformed 6,000 bottle tops into an art mural as part of a nationwide recycling campaign to raise awareness about the impact of plastic waste on the environment.

The school has since been named among the ten finalists in the Message in a Bottle Top art competition.

Placed outside the school’s duck enclosure, the artwork aims to highlight the impact of plastic waste and how everyday actions affect the planet.

The Argus: Mural at Parkland Infant School in Eastbourne Mural at Parkland Infant School in Eastbourne

Parkland Infant School will now enter into an online exhibition alongside the nine other finalists, where friends and family can vote for their favourite submissions.

The winning school will receive a playground makeover worth £5,000, while the runners up will be presented with tablets worth £100.

The winning school and two runners up will be announced on July 18.

Mrs Walker, from Parkland Infant School, said: “The children understand the impact we have on the environment and have taken real positive steps to change their lifestyle decisions.”

“It’s the first mural of this kind made in Eastbourne, and I know of at least one school who followed our example and created a mural too.”

The Message in a Bottle Top campaign, led by sustainable composite decking brand Composite Prime, has been built in line with the national curriculum.

Overall, 1,239 schools from across the UK have taken part in the campaign, which has seen almost 500,000 bottle tops recycled into art.