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Circol ELT Schools Competition 2024

We are absolutely thrilled to share some wonderful news with you! After much careful consideration, our judges have selected St. Joseph’s N.S., Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry as the winner of the 2024 Circol ELT - Win A €20,000 Playground Upgrade Competition. The judges were blown away by the creativity, joy, and thoughtful message behind the entry, which beautifully highlighted the importance of recycling End of Life Tyres.

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A heartfelt congratulations also goes out to our runner-up schools, who will each receive €1,000:

Scoil Assaim B. N. S. Raheny, Dublin 5.

Knockskeagh N. S. Clonakilty, Co. Cork.

Eyrecourt N. S. Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.

St. Brigid's N. S. Redhills, Co. Cavan.

Castlebar Primary School, Castlebar, Co. Mayo.

St Josephs Primary School, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo.

 

The judges were deeply impressed by the talent, effort, and enthusiasm shown in all the entries this year. To every teacher and pupil who participated: thank you for your creativity, dedication, and hard work. You’ve truly inspired us!

Wishing you all a joyful Christmas and a fantastic start to 2025

Learn about the uses of Used Tyres in Recycling

Used Tyres become a useful resource for the circular economy and there are many uses for end of life tyres when they are recycled and recovered. In Ireland, over 4 million waste tyres every year are recycled or recovered and managed in an environmentally sound manner on behalf of Circol ELT Members.

Click on the links to our sustainability themed class room activity sheets on the left. 

Watch the video below with your class and see what happens to tyres when they reach their end of life. Then use the resources below in your class to explain the recycling process for End of Life Tyres.

 

The Story of Tyres

Do you know what happens your waste tyre? Click on play to see how Circol ELT along with our Members and Authorised Collectors make sure your old tyres are environmentally managed.

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Full Terms and Conditions

1. The Promoter is Circol ELT, The Link Business Centre, Unit 3G, Block G, Calmount Park, Dublin D12Y050

2. The *Competition runs from September 1st – October 31st 2024. Judging will take place during November with winners announced by December 6th 2024.

 

  1. The prize consists of a €20,000 to install or upgrade a play area for your school with rubber matting made from End of Life tyres. 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. There are also 4 runner-up prizes of a €1,000 for a school in each Irish province.

 

  1. To enter, your school must complete the official entry form on the Circol ELT website and tell us why your school should win.

  2. Promotional copy forms part of these rules. 

    6. By entering this competition, entrants agree to be bound by the rules. 

    7. Prizes offered as stated, no alternative cash or otherwise will be offered and no correspondence will be entered into. 

  3. Winners will be selected on the creativity and appropriateness of their entry as well as the understanding of the benefits of using recycled rubber from End of Life tyres in innovative materials, how they can be incorporated in everyday life in the school and community and how this benefits the school, its pupils and surrounding community, in the estimation of the judges. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into. 

 

  1. You can enter this Competition if you are a Primary School in the Republic of Ireland. Entry is not open to: (i) our employees or their immediate families; or (ii) anyone else professionally connected with this Promotion. Canvasing will disqualify. We may require any information that we consider reasonably necessary in order to verify your eligibility. 

    10. The promoter reserves the right to validate and verify winning entries 

 

  1. To redeem your prize, you will be required to provide detailed information and a full site visit and survey will be required by our contractor to assess the area to be replaced by recycled rubber matting, as well as the existing infrastructure and playground condition.

 

  1. The promoter cannot be held responsible for delays in delivery of prizes due to availability issues, weather, contractor availability or other issues beyond our control.

  2. We may, at our sole discretion, opt to re-award the prize to a reserve winner selected on the same basis as the winning school, in any of the following circumstances: (i) if you win a prize and we are unable to contact the entrant or Principal via text or email; (ii) if a school wins a prize and fail our verification or eligibility check; (iii) if a school wins a prize and are disqualified for any reason determined by the judges; or (iv) if a school wins a prize and is unable to accept it for any reason. 

  3. We reserve the right to verify all entries including but not limited to verifying address and identity details for the school and may refuse to award a prize or withdraw a prize entitlement where there are reasonable grounds to believe there has been a breach of these terms and conditions or any instructions forming part of this Promotion’s entry requirements or otherwise where a participant has gained unfair advantage in participating in the promotion or won using fraudulent means. The Promoter and judges will be the final arbiter in any decisions and these will be binding and no correspondence will be entered into concerning this clause. 

    15. We reserve the right to cancel or amend this Promotion and/or vary these conditions in the event of circumstances outside our reasonable control, or otherwise where fraud, abuse, and/or an error (human or computer) affects or could affect the proper operation of this Promotion or the awarding of prizes, and only where circumstances make this unavoidable. In these circumstances, we will always endeavour to minimise the effect on participants to avoid undue disappointment. 

    16. To the fullest extent allowed by law, we will not be liable to you in respect of your inability to enter due to online, internet or website issues 

    17. We will use the personal information we collect from you in order to administer this Promotion.

  4. If you win, you and your school may be required to take part in unpaid publicity in connection with this Promotion. 

    19. For the details of the winner’s full name and county of each Prize, visit circolelt.ie/schoolscompetition. These will be posted once the winners are confirmed.

  5. To the fullest extent permitted by law and excluding death or permanent injury caused as a result of the Promoter’s negligence, the Promoter accepts no liability for loss or injury as a result of the Promotion or receipt or misuse of any prize. 

    21. The promoter cannot be held responsible for any defect or fault which may arise with the prize. These will be covered by the manufacturers/instalation guarantee.

 

  1. These terms and conditions will be interpreted and applied on the basis of Irish law and the courts of Ireland will have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute. 

 

  1. No purchase necessary