Taranaki kids are encouraged to turn trash into treasure for a region-wide competition.
Entries are now open for The Junction Zero Waste Hub Taranaki School’s Upcycling Competition and Zero Waste Hub Education programme co-ordinator Dave Malcolm said the competition, now in its second year, was inspired by the Summer Upcycling challenge.
“We created a school competition to help embed the reuse and upcycling culture into the community. It’s about educating people with upstream solutions to help reduce waste which we do through various workshops and competitions like these.”
He said small-town schools were the stand-outs in last year’s competition last year.
“These small towns are rural communities that show us townies how it’s done. I’d like for this year for schools from across the region to enter. Upcycling is about taking something and adding value to it either by refurbishing, adding to it or repurposing. Stratford has proven to be very good at being sustainable with resources.”