Environmentally conscious students in Lincoln are being invited to enter a competition for the chance to win their way to Reading or Leeds Festival this summer.
The Student Recycling Champions competition has been launched by national drinks recycling programme Every Can Counts and festival organisers Festival Republic, in a bid to encourage young people to recycle more at music events.
To enter, students need to submit a 500 word entry or two minute video demonstrating a creative idea for improving recycling in a festival environment.
Six lucky winners will be invited to join the Every Can Counts team at either Reading or Leeds festival which take place on 22-24 August. At the festivals the two teams of Champions will help encourage festival goers to recycle their empty drinks cans through games, competitions and other fun activities as well as having the chance to see behind the scenes of the Festival’s wider recycling and sustainability operation.
This year’s competition follows on from a successful campaign run by Every Can Counts to find Student Recycling Champions for Reading Festival in 2012.
Previous winner Zac Hill will be one of the judges for this year’s competition. Commenting on his experience he said: “I had a great experience when I was chosen to be a Recycling Champion. I think students want to recycle as much as they can and would recycle more if it was easier to do, particularly when they are out and about, at places like festivals. I’m really looking forward to being involved in another successful Every Can Counts festivals campaign this year and choosing some worthy winners.”
The competition is open to students who are currently studying, or have graduated in or after 2013, from a UK university or college.
Entries will need to be submitted by email to studentchampions@citypress.co.uk by midnight on Sunday 8th June 2014.Winners will also be invited to a pre-festival planning day in Birmingham week commencing 23rd June 2014.
For more information please visit http://www.everycancounts.co.uk/student-recycling-champions/.