"I was quite a nuisance when I was young," admits 16-year-old pupil Gareth Morgan. "I used to hang out with gangs and get into trouble quite a bit." However, as manager of Maesgwyn Special School's recycling project, Morgan is now more likely to be found with his team organising the reprocessing of waste from the school's breakfast club, classrooms and the local community than causing trouble.
Since gaining eco-school status in 2002, Maesgwyn has joined thousands of schools across Europe in giving pupils a chance to play a hands-on role in bringing about change. Recycling, Morgan says, makes him feel proud. "Eco-schools have shown me quite a bit. You don't just think about yourself and you respect other people and their property."
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