EPA Hosts Video Competition to Promote ‘Three Rs’ of Consumer Waste

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sponsoring a video
contest that challenges filmmakers to produce short, creative videos that
highlight the “Three Rs” of individual consumption: reduce, reuse, and
recycle. The agency is accepting submissions for the contest, called “Our
Planet, Our Stuff, Our Choice,” through Feb. 16.

Entries should be either 30 or 60 seconds in length. The video should
creatively promote steps individuals and organizations can take to minimize
negative environmental impacts within their communities on the following
topics:
Reducing and reusing
Recycling
Composting
Consumption and its effect on environmental footprint

The winning submissions will be announced in April 2010 in time for the 40th
anniversary of Earth Day. Awards will be given to the top three videos in
the following amounts, as well as a special “Student Winner”
category exclusively for submissions by persons 13 to 18 years old at the
time of entry.
1st Place – $2,500
2nd Place – $1,500
3rd Place – $1,000
2 Student Winners (13 to 18 years old) – $500 each

More information on the contest: http://www.epa.gov/recycle.