Only 13% of all primary schools in the UK have recycling facilities and this is something that I definately intend to deal with using my project and my designs.
Through research, I have discovered that the majority of children, both in school and out of it, see recycling as just another chore to do and so are not very enthusiatic about it.
I feel that by making the containers that people use to recycling look more interesting and appealing to kids, they will see it as less of a chore.
The target audience of this project is primary school aged children. Bright colours are appealing to younger children, as well as alliteration and cartoon figures. I have combined these factors to create the following images.
The product is a vinyl sticker that can be applied to a regular swing top bin, which saves the schools from having to purchase ready made recycling bins.
I have considored the materials that this will be made with. I considored printing into paper stickers but these would need some form of coating to make them waterproof and easy to clean, and using such chemicals will do more harm to the environment than good.
Vinyl is not biodegradable, but it is completely recyclable for when the stickers are no longer needed.
The kind of ink used to print onto the vinyl would be soy ink, which is much better for the environment than regular ink.
-HJ x
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