Assisting White Rose Academy Schools reduce plastic waste

Leeds stainless steel products manufacturer Pland has just completed the design and production of 5 large-scale, bespoke bottle-filling stations for the White Rose Academy school facilities in Leeds. The troughs have been installed to encourage rehydration and reduce plastic waste.

The White Rose Academies Trust comprises three secondary schools based in Leeds City, Leeds East and Leeds West, plus The Alder Tree primary school in northeast Leeds. In total, they support the education of hundreds of young people. In a drive to reduce their carbon footprint, all three larger academy locations have stopped the sale of plastic water bottles within the school, requesting that pupils use these new refill stations. The troughs are all made of stainless steel, a hygienic, durable, 100% recyclable material, and they have been made locally by Pland Stainless in Leeds.

To cope with the number of pupils, the Leeds West Academy required two 3m long stainless steel troughs with full shrouds and 7 bottle fillers in each trough. Leeds City has a three-piece trough construction which had to accurately fit between two on-site pillars, this trough supports 15 bottle fillers. Finally, Leeds West has a 3m trough supporting 7 bottle fillers and a 2.3m trough with 6 bottle fillers.

Callum Leadbeater, who has managed the project at Pland said, “It has been rewarding to be involved in a local project designed to reduce plastic waste within an educational environment. It puts across a positive message to the younger generation about the importance of reducing plastic waste.”

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