Young Professionals Group Education Award accepting your projects!

The International Solid Waste Association Young Professionals Group (ISWA YPG) is running a global campaign #WhatHappensToMyWaste to raise awareness about how waste is dealt with around the world and how to prevent waste at source. A survey is being conducted to collect information on waste education initiatives and waste facilities worldwide, of which the data will be used to conduct a gap analysis to provide key insights on waste/resource education globally in the form of a report. Here's your chance to participate and contribute! Complete the survey here by 31 August, 2018.

Schools, recycling companies, NGOs, and other 'waste educators' taking the survey are also eligible to apply for the ISWA YPG Education Award, designed to recognise excellent Waste Education concepts, materials, projects and lessons. Your projects are now accepting! 

ISWA YPG #WhatHappensToMyWaste Education Award

This award has been designed to recognize excellent Waste Education concepts, materials, projects and lessons that help people understand what happens to their waste.

It is open for participation for

• Schools and
• Recycling Companies, NGOs, other “waste educators” (both ISWA members and non-ISWA members).   

A. SCHOOLS: 

Evaluation Criteria

• The school project should be Educational - teaching students what happens to their waste
• Fun For The Students
• Innovative & Creative

Prize for the 3 Best School Projects: 

1st prize: 300,- EUR

2nd prize: 200,- EUR

3rd prize: 100,-  EUR  

The 3 award winners

• Will receive an ISWA YPG certificate
• Are publicly acknowledged and profiled in our newsletter & communication channels.
• Will be presented at the ISWA World Congress 2018 in Kuala Lumpur.  

Recycling companies, NGOs, Other Waste Educators:

Evaluation Criteria

The concepts, materials, projects or lessons on waste education should be:

• Engaging
• Educational - teaching the public what happens to their waste 
• Innovative & Creative
• Not commercialized  

Prize for the 3 best concepts, materials, projects or lessons on waste education

The 3 award winner:

• Are publicly acknowledged and profiled in our newsletter & communication channels (reach: approx. 10,000 people)
• Will be presented at the ISWA World Congress 2018 in Kuala Lumpur.

Decision On The WINNERS:

1. All submissions will be uploaded to our Facebook page for public ranking (50%)

2. ISWA YPG jury (50%) based on the evaluation criteria

Submission

1. Please fill in our short survey on waste education by following this link
2. Send in any additional information and / or a short video / photos describing your project to ypg(at)iswa.org
3. Extra points: Post photos / videos of your project to our Facebook group #WhatHappensToMyWaste using #WasteEducation