"WASTE not, want not" is set to become the motto for environmentally-friendly pupils at Bury Catholic Preparatory School.

And they will learn a new version of the three Rs: reduce, re-use and recycle.

The school is the latest in the borough to become involved in a thriving education waste project which is being spearheaded by Groundwork Bury in partnership with Bury Council.

This week Sheridan Hilton, Groundwork's community waste project officer, spoke to around 40 year five and year six pupils at Bury Catholic Prep to outline the aims and objectives of the project.

And the children and their teachers will be making a trip to the town's Walnut Avenue allotments next week to see environmental good practice for themselves.

The school is already taking a leaf out of Groundwork's book. For all waste paper will now be put into a large skip, being donated by Groundwork, for recycling.

Year five teacher Mrs Alyson Bradley said: "Sheridan spoke to our pupils in the hope it will help encourage the children and their parents to recycle. Everyone has got so used to binning everything so it's good to be reminded that recycling exists."

The youngsters were also advised on what waste can be diverted to a compost bin.

Leaflets distributed by Groundwork will be used for literature lessons at the school.

To date, around 79 schools boroughwide and 218 community groups have been involved in the education waste programme which has delivered free workshops and visits to industry for 4,400 pupils, 480 adults and 196 youths.

The initiative is designed to raise awareness of waste and recycling issues in a fun and interactive way.