Circol ELT, Ireland's Tyre Compliance scheme, is offering your school the chance to win recycled rubber matting to upgrade your schoolyard to the value of €20,000. We want to celebrate the use of waste tyres in innovative products like playground matting and their positive environmental impact.
Previous winners include St. Joseph’s N.S. Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry and St. Conaires N. S. in Ennis Co. Clare - it could be your school this year! There is one prize of Rubber Matting worth €20,000 to upgrade the schoolyard, plus 4 runner- up prizes of €1,000, one for each of the provinces of Ireland. This is a fantastic prize that's not only good for your school but also good for the environment.
To enter, simply complete the official entry form below. u. Then use your creativity to tell us or demonstrate why you and your pupils think recycling end of life tyres is good for your school and community, or show us how end of life tyres could be used in your school or community. Your entry can be a project completed by the class, a song, a video – it’s up to you. Click here to see some of the previous entries.
The prize value of €20,000 must cover all costs associated with the installation or upgrade of your existing playground with rubber matting, including site survey, groundwork, levelling, and installation of rubber matting. The size of the area to be upgraded or installed will depend on the condition of the current playground and the preparatory work that needs to be undertaken as determined by our contractor.
To help you with your entry, we have developed some great teaching resources explaining the many innovative uses for materials made from waste tyres which demonstrate how they can be incorporated in everyday life in your school and community. Click here for our schools’ resources.
Competition Closes: November 15th, 2025
Click here for the full list of Rules & Conditions