Recycling bins have been installed at three of the island’s beaches following a suggestion by pupils at the recent primary schools’ congress. Left to right at Grandes Rocques are Emily Linane, 9, Tayla James, 8, Niamh Ferbrache, 11, and Cameron Shepherd, 7. States recycling officer Tina Norman-Ross is pictured in the background. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 0807950)

AN IDEA raised by primary school pupils has been put into practice.

Beach users will now be able to recycle their rubbish in new bins at three of the island’s most popular beaches.

Litter and recycling on beaches was one of the items discussed at last week’s Specsavers Primary Schools’ Congress and, from today, Grandes Rocques, Cobo and Petit Bot will all have recycling facilities.

Children from La Mare de Carteret said they were very pleased the local deputies had listened.

‘I am really happy to see the new bins and I think it will benefit many people,’ said seven-year-old Cameron Shepherd, who visits Grandes Rocques beach every day while walking his pet dog.

‘The beaches have been getting filthy because of lots of rubbish and now there will be no excuse.’

Emily Linane, 9, who attended the congress, said the school had decided on two items to bring up and recycling on beaches was one of them.

‘I think it’s really important to have these facilities because now people can separate their rubbish into what can be recycled and what can be thrown away,’ she said.

‘It will mean less rubbish is going to Mont Cuet, which is good for the environment.’