Tempting prizes for city centre recyclers

City centre residents are being offered tempting prizes in exchange for promising to recycle more.

Anyone who lives in the city centre is being invited to enter a free prize draw by pledging to recycle more, and will be given the chance to win prizes donated by Manchester businesses, including a pair of season tickets for the Warehouse Project club nights worth a total of £1,500.

Other prizes include vouchers for a meal at the Samsi Japanese restaurant, an overnight stay at the Marriott Manchester Victoria and Albert Hotel , and a package including a night's stay at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel, a meal for two at Mr Thomas' Chop House and tickets for the Bridgewater Hall.

City centre recyclers can also win a pair of season tickets for the Odeon cinema at the Printworks, a Thai cookery voucher at Chaophraya, and a voucher for a facial at Malmaison.

All city centre residents can either recycle within their buildings or at the local recycling sites. Regardless of where they live, they can always recycle their paper, cardboard and cartons in their blue bins and their plastic bottles, glass, cans and tins in their brown bins.

Anyone who wants to sign the pledge and get a chance of winning these prizes just needs to text 'I recycle' to 86099 by Sunday 15 May, or visit www.facebook.com/recycleformanchester.

Residents who want to know more about the competition, or about recycling in the city centre, should visit www.manchester.gov.uk/recycling or call the City Council on 0161 234 5004.

Councillor Nigel Murphy, Manchester City Council's Executive Member for the Environment, said: "We know many city centre residents are already keen recyclers, but we would like to encourage others to do more and this an excellent opportunity for them to do so."