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GORE PAKEKE LIONSRecyclers set a good exampleKnapdale School pupils learned about how rubbish is dealt with in the Gore District during visits to the GoreLandfill and Gore Pakeke Lions recycling centre.Principal Lynette Bruce said the visits werepart of a year-long study about rubbish inthe district. The pupils started the study inFebruary with a rubbish-collecting trip tothe Otamita Bridge over the Mataura River,about 11km north of Gore. They also kept aweek's worth of school rubbish and sortedit to see what types of rubbish were beingthrown away."We went to the landfill and the recyclingcentre to see what happens to the rubbishwhen it leaves here," Mrs Bruce said.The school shredded its paper rubbish andre-used what it could in the school's henhouse and compost but the rest was sentto the Lions recycling centre.It was good for the pupils to observe agroup in the community who had seen aneed and done something about it."I think that's a really positive thing for thekids to see - that these men come herein their own time and do this service forthe community," she said. "The childrenwere blown away by the fact there was somuch rubbish."Meanwhile, the Gore Pakeke Lions' paper,cardboard and plastic recycling programmehas been recognised with an InternationalPresident's Certificate of Appreciation,presented at 202F's District Convention."It came completely out of the blue. Wedidn't know about it," said Donald Carter."As president it gave me great pleasure toaccept it on behalf of the club."They recycle about 900 tonnes of paper,plastic and cardboard a year, he said."It's a tremendous effort - the averageage of our members is 77. It's ineveryone's interest to know that wasteis being recycled to the betterment ofthe community."The club will continue their recyclingprogramme even though Gore DistrictCouncil is introducing a household kerbsiderecycling service.Knapdale School pupils (from left) Catherine Christie, 8, Hayden Graves, 8, Mikayla Horne, 12, and Jeremy Mwangi, 11, help Pakeke Lion Douglas Dixiesort paper at the Lions recycling centre. Photo: Sandy Eggleston/Gore EnsignLION, South Pacific Edition | May/June 2012 25