REMINDER: Deadline Approaches in Video Contest; College Students Invited to Film Their Trash Collectors for Scholarship Money

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2010
Contact: Thomas Metzger, National Solid Wastes Management Association
tmetzger@envasns.org

WASHINGTON - College students are reminded that they have until October 24 to participate in a video contest in which they have a chance to win up to $3,000 in scholarship prizes by creating short film or animation clips that demonstrate the everyday, practical ways that garbage men and women help keep communities healthy and clean, protect the environment and conserve resources in their communities.
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The contest, sponsored by the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA), asks students to create films or animations of up to five minutes or less and upload the clips to YouTube via NSWMA’s contest entry page (www.environmentalistseveryday.org/youtube-contest). The page also includes information about eligibility, contest rules and directions for uploading videos, including a list of suggestions for themes.
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To be considered, video submissions must be uploaded by midnight on October 24. The top videos or animations will then be selected by a panel of judges. Following selection of the finalists, voting will be open to the public to select a winner.
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Winners will be announced in early December. The creator of the video that receives the most votes from the public will receive a $3,000 cash scholarship. The second and third place winners will receive $2,000 and $1,000 cash scholarships respectively.
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The National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) is based in Washington, D.C. and represents the solid waste industry in the U.S., including firms that collect, process, recycle, extract renewable fuel and dispose of municipal solid waste.
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“We look forward to the creativity and thoughtfulness that students will demonstrate with their videos. Whether serious or humorous in tone, it will be exciting to observe how they view the role of solid waste management in their communities,” said Bruce J. Parker, president and CEO of NSWMA.
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NSWMA – a sub-association of the Environmental Industry Associations – represents for-profit companies in North America that provide solid, hazardous and medical waste collection, recycling and disposal services, and companies that provide professional and consulting services to the waste services industry. NSWMA members conduct business in all 50 states.