TWO secondary schools have won Green IT At Work awards.
Crossley Heath, Halifax, and Calder High, Mytholmroyd, were winners at the Regional Electronics Initiative awards.
The awards were launched in 2007 to recognise Calderdale businesses, schools and other organisations which have reduced their impact
on the environment by ensuring the ethical disposal of their unwanted IT equipment rather than it being dumped in landfill.
The winners were chosen by the trustees of the Ground Floor Project, a local charity which has set up and run environmental initiatives including Pennine Magpie; the Scrap for Play Scrapstore and the original Kerbside recycling scheme.
Jonathan Lees, ICT manager at Crossley Heath, said: "Sustainable ICT is an area of growing concern for us and we are very proud to have received this award recognising our efforts towards reducing the school's carbon footprint while having the opportunity to help Dot-Communications help our local community."
Dot-Communications is a Calderdale-based not-for-profit provider of computer support services to local community, voluntary and faith sector organisations.
Commended Award Winners included Burnley Road Primary, Mytholmroyd and Wainstalls Primary, Halifax.
