Christine Sinclair visits Edmonton-area school to discuss importance of recycling

Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair visited a Sherwood Park elementary school on Thursday to talk to students about recycling and sign autographs.

Retired Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair visited a school in the Edmonton area this week to talk about the importance of recycling.

Sinclair, now an ambassador for Recycle Your Batteries, was at New Horizons School in Sherwood Park on Thursday.

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“First of all, don’t throw (batteries) in the garbage,” she told students. “That’s the worst thing you can do, and there are appropriate places to take your batteries to recycle them and in a way that they can be reused and not harm the environment.”

Sinclair is the all-time leading goal scorer in international soccer with 190 goals.

She retired from professional soccer in 2024.