Warwickshire News Mine

7 December 2010

Red Box Lottery – fantastic plastic!

Residents in the areas covered by Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council and North Warwickshire Borough Council have a chance to win £50 by simply recycling!

The Red Box Lottery is running throughout December and January, so make sure you put your recycling out every collection to be in with a chance of winning.

Last week’s lucky winner in North Warwickshire was Mrs Noele McGurk of Temple Way, Coleshill, who said “It was a nice surprise and a nice thank you for doing something which we should all be doing anyway.”

Last week the first winner in Nuneaton and Bedworth was Emma Seymour from Exhall.  As well as receiving a £50 shopping voucher just in time for Christmas, Emma also won a family voucher to see the much anticipated Pied Piper of Hamelin pantomime at The Civil Hall in Bedworth.
Emma said of her win: “This came at just the right time with Christmas around the corner, although I haven’t yet decided what to spend the vouchers on. The trip to see the panto at the Civic Hall will be a real treat as well.  I recycle regularly and will certainly continue having won these prizes!”

Did you know?

Plastic makes up 11 per cent of household waste. By recycling plastic we minimise landfill, save energy and reduce dependence on natural resources (oil).

Plastic can be recycled into plastic bottles, plastic fencing and garden furniture, fleeces, fibre filling for sleeping bags and duvets and much more.

Use your orange bag to recycle;
· all plastic bottles and their lids (such as shampoo bottles, cleaning product bottles and drinks containers)
· food containers
· butter and margarine tubs
· fruit punnets
· yoghurt tubs

Please wash and squash all your plastic items before placing in the orange bag.

Cling films, cellophanes and hard plastics such as kids’ toys and drainpipes cannot be recycled in the orange bags.

All residents of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council/ North Warwickshire Borough Council have to do to be in with a chance of winning £50 worth of vouchers each week is put their recycling out for collection by 7am on their normal collection day.  For full terms and conditions please log onto http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/redboxlottery

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For more information or media interview contact:
Emily Martin or Caroline Faulkner at WCC on 01926 418088.

Sue Cummine or Sophie Dangerfield at NBBC on 02476 376170

Olivia Davies or Zoe Davies at NWBC on 01827 719258

Link to WCC