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Competition
Unleash Your Creativity:
Join the global essay competition and share your vision for future Zero Waste schools.
Calling all young change-makers worldwide!
Join the global “zero waste movement” to create a world without waste.
Contribute your visionary ideas to create waste-free schools in a written essay and earn the chance to win BIG PRIZES!
Join in 3 Easy Steps
Who Can Submit?
Open to anyone
Ages 12 - 35
Submit in
your native language
Timeline
Open
for Submissions
April 1
Submission
Deadline
Deadline Extended
Aug 1
Winners
Announced
September
Are you up for the challenge?
Sit back and imagine a waste-free world in 2050 within your school. Picture yourself as the designer of this future, where creativity unlocks unlimited potential.
Let your imagination soar as you envision a greener future for your school and our planet.
How to Submit Your Essay
Step 1: Use a storyboard to help guide your ideas
Use the storyboard tool below to visually map your ideas and use this as an aid to write your essay.
Step 2: Write Your Essay
Take the ideas from your storyboard and turn them into an awesome written essay in 1,000 words or less.
Step 3: Submit Your Essay
Submit your essay and a picture of your storyboard through the online form below - easy peasy!
Additional Resources
To assist in developing your ideas, please review the zero waste lesson plans below to learn more about these principles and get ideas for your vision essay.
Earn a chance to win!
Award valued at
$1,OOO
Award valued at
$5OO
Award valued at
$25O
Top 10 submissions get VIP invites to become Waste Hero Youth Ambassadors. You'll attend special sessions on leading zero waste initiatives, advocating for change, and joining global advisory groups to shape zero waste schools worldwide.
All participants receive an official Certificate of Participation.
For inquiries or assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to our team at
wastefiction@yunus-thailand.org
Waste Fiction draws directly from the lessons and resources provided by Waste Hero Education, a program offering a wealth of resources on zero waste and the circular economy. Participants have full access to Waste Hero Education's comprehensive materials, enriching their understanding of these concepts and inspiring creative exploration in their visions for future zero waste schools.
Access and share these free resources by visiting the website
www.wasteheroeducation.com
