Is your Halloween costume scary... for the environment?
The city of Coquitlam is challenging students to reduce their waste this Halloween by encouraging them to create their own costumes made from reusable and/or recycled materials. This competition is open to all Coquitlam students in kindergarten to Grade 12.
Students will need to submit a photo of themselves in their costume along with a brief report explaining the design of the costume and answering the following questions:
What is your costume?
What reusable and/or recycled materials did you use?
How much reusable and/or recycled materials did you use?
Why do you think it is important to reduce waste and recycle?
City staff will judge each costume submission on originality, types of reusable and/or recycled materials used, and the amount of reusable and/or recycled materials used.
Prizes include tickets to Evergreen Cultural Centre's Fred Penner family matinee, Capilano Suspension Bridge and Vancouver Aquarium. Submission deadline is Thursday, Oct. 31 before 4:30 p.m.
Visit coquitlam.ca/hallogreen for the contest information and submission details.
