The Guinness world record in Granada creates a record-breaking castle using glue and recycled cartons. But can it actually work?
"This World Record educates the youngsters." The intention was to build the world´s largest sculpture from recycled materials. And it was all done in the best possible taste. And for the right reasons.. The aim of the challenge was twofold:- To bring attention to the need for recycling (in general) and recycling Tetra Paks (in particular).
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for the Guinness world record in Granada I almost feel as if I took partAll in all over 5,000 children aged 10 to 11 years old from Granada primary schools collected approximately 65,000 cartons over a two week period. Children from the three schools which collected most Paks attended the ceremony and got to see the final construction at first hand. And to illustrate how committed some of the children were, it was pointed out that many of those who lived in small villages with but one shop - managed to persude their parents to go to the next village in order to get more Tetra Pak goods! The whole event was sponsored by Granada Council and the Provincial Consortium for Urban Solid Waste Treatment, Resurence of Granada, a waste treatment firm. But, here is a question.. How much does an activity like this actually encourage people to recycle their waste? I like to think that it will make everyone who hears about it more aware about the benefits of recycling - and that they will actually start to recycle their waste. But I wonder if this is so. I would be very interested in hearing your comments. Related links
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This competition for the Guinness world record in Granada was educational, interesting and enjoyable - and the choice of Science Park as a venue was inspirational. But was it of any real value? If you're new here, why not subscribe to my Granada Blog RSS feed to keep up to date with what is happening in Granada. Let us know what you think. click on your blog comments. Return to the bed breakfast Granada Blog Page. To go to the top of this page click on Guinness world record in Granada To find out all about Granada go to Granada information |
