Waste Wise in Action!

Waste Wise invites your students to make a short, 3-5 minute film about their waste wise projects or activities as a way to communicate their environmental message.

Aim to inspire your own community, other schools and students on their waste wise journey in a creative and fun way.

Adapt the competition to your students’ needs, as a term long student project or over a shorter period.

Choose the film topic:

1. The school’s whole school Waste Wise program
2. A component of the school’s Waste Wise program:
   i. Composting
   ii. Wormfarming
   iii. The 3 Rs: Reducing, reusing, recycling
   iv. Waste wise gardening
   v. Waste wise chickens

Choose the film style:

1. A news report with interviews of students on composting, and/or wormfarming, and/or reducing, reusing, recycling at school and/or waste wise gardening and/or waste wise chickens
2. A documentary on how your school reduces waste and/or holding a waste audit, Zero Waste lunch or Waste Wise assembly
3. Reality TV: Day to day being Waste Wise at school
4. A creative story with Waste Wise theme

Consider using different creative formats and genres:

E.g.

• animation
• drama
• comedy

Get your whole school or class involved! The winning school or class has the choice of three major prizes, a Waste Wise resource pack, gardening or compost pack,please see the competition explanation for more details.

To register your interest for this competition and to obtain a Waste Wise film resources document with curriculum links and ideas, please contact Wendy Aspden This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or tel. 6467 5167.

Please download the following forms from the Waste Wise website:

• Waste Wise in action competition explanation
• entry form and registration form
• subject consent forms
• Waste Wise film resources document

We look forward to hearing from you.Please contact us with any queries.