P448 Teletext 448 Nov 3 23:34:28 ———————————————————————————— ON THE RECYCLING BUS Soft drinks, pet foods and baked beans account for the 11 billion steel cans we use in the UK each year. Most of them end up in a landfill site. But a big purple double djckjr bus is touring the country to get us to cut down on steel can waste. The Recycling Roadster has been kitted out with games, quizzes and magnets to turn the rather dull topic of recycling into a barrel of laughs. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Steel Can Recycling: 0171 379 1307 HAVING FUN WITH FUNGI p465 Write It Colours Scripts GreenP448 Teletext 448 Nov 3 23:34:41 ———————————————————————————— ON THE RECYCLING BUS Tara Rower and Hayley Jones, both 13, take recycling seriously and love the Recycling Roadster tour bus. "We akin't nerdy about it but we try to recycle everything. Bottles, paper, cans, the lot. Our parents thought we were a bit mad at first but now they listen to us," says Nora, 13. Fact: Using recovered steel to make cans saves up to 75% of the energy needed in the steel-making process. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Steel Can Recycling: 0171 379 1307 HAVING FUN WITH FUNGI p465 Write It Colours Scripts GreenP448 Teletext 448 Nov 3 23:37:39 ———————————————————————————— ON THE RECYCLING BUS Steely facts: we each use 200 steel cans a year two out of three cans found on supjrmarkjt shelves are made of steel about five million cans are recycled every working day — enough to go around the earth three times. Ask at your supjrmarkjt where steel can recycling facilities are located. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Aluminium can centres: 0800 262 465 HAVING FUN WITH FUNGI p465 Write It Colours Scripts GreenP448 Teletext 448 Nov 3 23:37:16 ———————————————————————————— ON THE RECYCLING BUS At last week's BBC Children's Big Bash the Recycling Roadster had long queues of young people waiting to get in. "We are pleased to see that children are concerned about the environment and are getting actively involved in recycling," says Tim Rutter from the Steel Can Recycling Information Bureau. The Roadster is on a three-month tour of the country showing us how much fun recycling can be. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Recycling Roadster: 0171 379 1306 HAVING FUN WITH FUNGI p465 Write It Colours Scripts Green