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27/10/07

"Rhys Icle", a two-metre high working robot made entirely from recycled materials was the talking point at a learning day promoted by New Charter for tenants, staff and families.

The event was part of Family Learning Week. Fun-filled and rather messy, it was all about getting families to learn together and have a great time with arts and crafts and on a treasure hunt.

Paul Pritt from their Facilities Management Team built the robot from recycled materials found in the offices, but many items are also found at home. The idea was to inspire children to try recycling when they got back home. Around 30 kids and their adults turned up.

Rhys Icle the Robot was built from plastic milk bottles, CDRoms, Floppy disks, tin cans, shredded waste paper, newspapers, soft drinks cans, cardboard, glass bottles, tinfoil, spent batteries, and electrical cables.

Almost everything can be recycled either by the local Council's doorstep collections, or at the facilities found on most supermarket car parks. Only a few items have to be taken to specialist facilities at the two Household Waste and Recycling sites in Droylsden and Stalybridge.

New Charter's Director of Organisational Development, Christine Amyes said:

"We like to promote learning for all ages, and wanted to use the event to reinforce the importance of recycling for future generations. Children had a go at making their own robots, and we hope their discoveries and the experience will develop good habits on recycling which last a lifetime."

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