The Monster Trash took First Place at the 7th Annual Recycling FilmFest which was held this past July, in Washington, PA, at the 24th Annual Conference of the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania.
The Monster Trash, shows students disposing of recyclable material only to have them collected by an invisible trash monster to be recycled. The Monster Trash was submitted by the Bellwood Antis Middle School Tech Club who will receive a $200.00 cash prize for their winning video.
Plastic Bag: The Movie, submitted by Amy Schirf, Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority and Mimi Cooper, Centre Region Council of Governments, finished in a close second. Plastic Bag: The Movie details an 8 week school plastic bag recycling challenge in the State College Area School District. Schirf & Cooper will receive the Second Place cash prize of $100.00. Plastic Bag: The Movie can be viewed by clicking here.
The 7th Annual Recycling FilmFest was sponsored by ReCommunity Recycling & Carl Hursh. The 8th Annual Recycling FilmFest will be held at the 25th Annual Conference of the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania in July of 2015, in Harrisburg, PA.
Only one vote separated the First & Second Place videos.
For more information, contact Amy Schirf by sending email to: aschirf@centrecountyrecycles.org.