There was an amazing response to the Million tonnes poster competition with nearly 300 entries received from school children across Wiltshire.
The winner was Jessica Milstead of Fynamore Primary School who won a £20 book voucher and a computer for her school. She is pictured here with her mum, Petrina, and Mike Webster the group director of Hills Waste Solutions.
Jessica's original entry :
Jessica's entry has been turned into a poster :
Finalist : Alfie, Wylye Valley C of E
Finalist: Charlotte, Broad Hinton C of E
Finalist: Eagles Class, Larkrise School
Finalist: Ella, St Edmunds Girls School
Did you know?
1 million tonnes =
the weight of more than 500 Stonehenges
16,000 Challenge 2 Main Battle Tanks
two Silbury Hills
more than 29,000 unladen Hercules aeroplanes
approximately 1.1million Wadsworth Shire horses
153 Salisbury Cathedral spires
66 billion empty aluminium soft drink cans
7.3 billion iPhones
a million average sized family cars
approximately 12.5 million average washing machines
