Peterborough's Scrapheap Challenge

The Challenge is being held as part of the celebrations to mark 15 years since Peterborough was designated one of only four UK Environment Cities (along with Leicester, Middlesborough and Leeds).

Now Peterborough is aiming to become the model for sustainability - aiming to create the UK's Environment Capital. The Scrapheap Challenge is also an important part of this ambition helping to promote the idea that we are too quick to throw things away - one persons' rubbish is another's raw material.

We should reduce the amount of waste we produce as a first step, then re-use wherever possible. Recycling should only be a last resort - if we re-use instead no extra energy is required to make something new.

This is what the Scrapheap Challenge is all about - showing that what some people consider 'rubbish' is actually useful stuff...giving rubbish a second chance.