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As part of a whole school uniform change, all pupils at Washington Academy will receive a new school tie made from two plastic bottles, reducing the amount of plastic going to landfill.
Pupils starting Year 7 at Thornhill Academy, which is also part of Consilium Academies, will also receive a new eco-friendly tie allowing the gradual introduction of the new design.
Each tie is made in mill from a yarn produced by the recycled bottles.
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The ties were the idea of both schools’ Climate Club members and Green Team students.
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Washington Academy student Elise Johnson, said: “As a Climate Club we think this is a great idea. We have been recycling bottles as a school ourselves and are making our own projects using the plastic. This is also going to work out cheaper for families and will be more affordable.”
Thornhill Academy Green Team student Aliya Ospanova added: “The quality of the ties is really good; you wouldn’t know that they were any different. Given the choice, we would definitely choose eco-friendly ties.
Thornhill Academy pupils Aliya Ospanova, Mubarakah Yusuf and Lewis Robinson wearing the new ties made from recycled plastic bottles.
“In our school alone, moving to these eco-ties means 1,200 less bottles ending up in landfill. Across our academy trust, that means 12,000 less bottles. Imagine how many bottles wouldn’t make it into landfill if all schools did this.”
The move will help to reduce the schools’ carbon footprint, something welcomed by school leaders
Derek Austwick, headteacher at Washington Academy, said: “We are pleased to be able to offer free ties to all our students next year. We hope it’s one less thing that our families have to worry