A four-strong crew from Each Can Counts, the city’s not-for-profit recycling initiative, has designed and constructed a recycling-themed soapbox impressed by a basic VW Beetle. The handmade cart, which even incorporates recycled cans into its engine particulars, will race towards 59 different groups on Saturday, June 20, in entrance of 1000's of spectators. Each Can …
A four-strong crew from Each Can Counts, the city’s not-for-profit recycling initiative, has designed and constructed a recycling-themed soapbox impressed by a basic VW Beetle.
The handmade cart, which even incorporates recycled cans into its engine particulars, will race towards 59 different groups on Saturday, June 20, in entrance of 1000’s of spectators.
Each Can Counts’ mascot, Canzee – comprised of 400 recycled drink cans – will ‘drive’ the soapbox down the well-known course, whereas a group of ambassadors work the crowds, encouraging folks to recycle their drink cans and explaining the worth of aluminium.
Programme supervisor Chris Latham-Warde mentioned it was the group’s third time on the occasion and one of many highlights of their 12 months, describing the ambiance as ‘good’ with ‘enormous and engaged’ crowds.
He mentioned the race is a enjoyable solution to get throughout a severe message about recycling on the go.
“An aluminium are you able to recycle at present may very well be again on the store shelf as a brand new can in simply 60 days – and that cycle can proceed perpetually,” he mentioned.
“That’s what makes aluminium so useful, and why each can actually does rely, together with at occasions just like the Soapbox Race.”
Each Can Counts is a partnership between drink can producers, fillers and the broader recycling business, working in the direction of a 100 per cent recycling price for drink cans.
Extra data is out there on the Each Can Counts web site.
