Students from Queen Elizabeth II High School this week performed a plastic waste campaign in the form of a dance on Peel Beach.

Thirty-three students took part in the dance on Monday as an alternative approach to educate fellow pupils and the community about the impact that plastic waste has on the environment.

With the help of dance teacher Miss Wainwright, students from the school’s eco-committee organised the performance using a long sheet of transparent plastic.

Teacher Lesley Sleight said: ’The dance had a good attendance on the beach. Hopefully it got people talking about plastic waste. The Minister of Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA), Geoffrey Boot, also came down to watch.

’The Minister was taken a letter about the school’s recycling facilities. We’re now waiting to hear back from the department about it.’

In 2012, the school signed up to the department’s 2022 waste strategy ’Towards Zero Waste’ and has been making efforts to reduce their plastic usage, including plastic-free swaps like having metal cutlery and reusable plastic and paper plates instead of polystyrene ones.

Earlier this year, the Department of Infrastructure provided the Peel school with plastic bottle recycling bins. About 1,200 bottles are collected on the premises weekly.

However, the school has not signed up to a recycling collection facility yet as the charge is £25 per pick up and would end up costing the school an extra £1,500 on top of current waste collection costs.