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Published on 18 March 2019
Maribyrnong will be hosting its very own short film festival – with a twist! School students are invited to submit short videos that demonstrate correct recycling techniques to help fight the war on waste.
The Rescue Your Recycling short film festival will encourage students to get creative as they step beyond the classroom to create a short video which shows how to rescue recycling from common mistakes.
Every year Maribyrnong processes over 7000 tonnes of recycling from resident’s yellow top bins, but unfortunately 17% of recycling often has to be thrown away, because of some simple recycling mistakes. The film festival will take aim at the 1190 tonnes of recycling that potentially ends up in landfill as a result.
The winning video will receive a video making workshop with professional a videographer and their creation screened at The Sun Theatre in Yarraville, while runners up will receive a National Geographic voucher for their class. Entries are open to grades 1 to 8 of schools within the City of Maribyrnong, classes can only submit one video per entry between 30-60 seconds long.
The film festival joins a range of free waste and environmental education programs for schools and child care facilities provided by Maribyrnong City Council. These programs teach students about how waste and recycling impact on the environment and how we can take simple actions to help reduce waste and save precious resources.
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A word from the Mayor, Cr Martin Zakharov:
“The Rescue your Recycling short film festival will spark the imagination and creativity of school children across Maribyrnong and inspire them to learn more about the impacts recycling has on the world around them.”
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