Gum Litter Taskforce Bin It! roadshow visits County Roscommon
The Gum Litter Taskforce Bin It! Roadshow visited Scoil Mhuire Strokestown recently to promote the responsible disposal of gum litter to young people. Picture shows actors Ellen Warnock and Timothy Stadler interacting with the students. Pic. Brian Farrell.
The Gum Litter Taskforce Bin It! Roadshow rolled in to County Roscommon recently to drive positive behavioural change around attitudes to gum litter amongst students.
Students from Scoil Mhuire, Strokestown took part in the hour-long workshop, where they learned more about correct litter disposal and the important role they can play in caring for the environment.
The Bin It! Roadshow is an integral part of the Gum Litter Taskforce’s (GLT) gum litter education campaign, promoting the responsible disposal of gum litter to young people through fun actor-led workshops and interactive learning materials.
This year is the largest roadshow to date, with performances scheduled for 70 schools across the country.
For schools not registered for this year’s Bin It! Roadshow, the Gum Litter Taskforce will also continue to provide useful lesson plan material on its website, with materials made available to over 730 schools across Ireland to date.
Jonathon McDade, Chairperson of the Gum Litter Taskforce, welcomed this year’s expansion of the Roadshow saying: “We are delighted to return this year with the largest Bin It! Roadshow schedule to date.
"The Bin it! Roadshow is an integral part of the GLT campaign and provides an important opportunity to engage with young people about the environmental impacts of littering in a positive and interactive way.
"It’s great to see the expansion of the Roadshow this year which reflects the level of interest we’re seeing from schools and is a testament to the Bin It! team for creating such an interesting performance.”
