Supermarket Asda is encouraging local primary schoolchildren to become ‘plastic investigators’ and help the fight against plastic waste.

In a tie-up with the National Schools Partnership, pupils are being invited to take part in a series of interactive activities to learn about plastic use and recycling, including a tour of their local Asda store with their community champion, in a bid to encourage them to use less and recycle more plastic.

The activity is part of Asda’s commitment to use less and recycle more plastic. I

A spokesman for Asda Poole, said: “As well as using less and recycling more plastic ourselves, we want to help our communities to do the same. Learning about different types of material and how to recycle them at a young age will help create a lifelong habit and ensure we look after our communities for generations to come.”