‘Message in a Bottle Top’, an initiative led by decking brand Composite Prime, alongside The National Schools Partnership (NSP), saw 100,000 students from across the UK collect and transform 90,000 plastic bottle tops into life-sized sculptures of endangered animals.
The Message in a Bottle Top competition, which received more than 100 competition entries from schools across the UK in 2021, aims to raise awareness about the dangers of plastic waste and its impact on marine life. Each square metre of Composite Prime’s decking contains the equivalent of more than 3,000 plastic bottle caps or 280 plastic bottles.
“It has been fantastic to see the transformation to Christ the King’s playground and brilliant to reward them for all their hard work,” said Charles Taylor, director at Composite Prime. “We were absolutely overwhelmed by the response to our Message in a Bottle Top campaign and the standard of entries was incredible; it’s clear that younger generations feel very strongly about protecting our planet and the environment.”
The new playground, which has been designed and installed by Sovereign Play, features a balance beam, a swing board, a play den, a traversing forest, painted games and two areas of eco-friendly composite decking, gifted by Composite Prime.
”We are thrilled to have been awarded our new playground, which is now completed and looks absolutely fantastic,” said Nichola Potts, the school’s headteacher. “The children will really benefit from the equipment available to them and break times will be much more enjoyable.
