Ealing Unveils Rubbish Art Competition
Creativity encouraged to help residents recycle
Ealing Council's unpopular decision to introduce wheelie bins to the borough this year could result in more 'colourful' entries than usual to an art competition.
The council is asking children aged between four and 16 years old to help inspire people to recycle more. They are offering prizes and hundreds of pounds worth of books or equipment for their school.
The theme for this art competition is ‘It’s important to recycle because…’ and those at secondary school are being asked to show what their recycled world would look like.
Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet member for transport, environment and leisure, said: ''Children and young people care passionately about their environment and the world they live in and recycling is a crucial part of that. We want to give them the chance to be heard and get their message across at home.'''
Adam Saunders, principal operations manager for Amey, said: '' We look forward to seeing the winning designs being displayed on the side of the collection vehicles and want to take this opportunity to congratulate all the children involved in this project, particularly those who go on to achieve the winning designs.''
In May, household rubbish and recycling collections will change to fortnightly, and wheelie bins used instead of black bags and green boxes. Over 7,000 people signed a petition opposing the move but the council pressed ahead.
Conservative Opposition Leader Councillor Greg Stafford said:
''This is a superb competition and I encourage as many young people to get involved as possible.
''Given residents' anger at Labour's enforced wheelie bin proposals, I hope that we see a number of entries that pick up on this mood. Perhaps a collage of Cllr Mahfouz's publicity photos arranged in the shape of a wheelie bin or a bleak dystopian landscape where hundreds of these bins sit abandoned.
Why not go one step further and bring together installation and community art and pile up all our bins outside Mahfouz's house. Tracey Emin could judge the results!"
All entries need to be received by 5pm on 29 February. Full details and an application pack, are available by going to www.egfl.org.uk and searching for 'art competition'.
The winners artwork will be displayed on the side of the council’s recycling and rubbish collection lorries and be seen across the borough and publicised in the council’s magazine.
NB. It's not anticipated that the more ..interesting.. entries will be displayed.
February 3rd 2016
