MEDIA — Despite decades of efforts to improve recycling and waste management practices, Pennsylvanians still experience littering and illegal dumping in their communities.
Since 1984, the Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) has held the Gene Capaldi “Lens on Litter” Photo Contest, which focuses on capturing ugly and avoidable examples of littering and galvanizing public commitment to solutions. PRC encourages Pennsylvanians to submit photos showing the ways in which litter spoils the commonwealth in the hopes that education and action will follow. The deadline for submissions is Oct. 31.
“Littering and dumping impacts Pennsylvanians everywhere and is both an environmental and economic problem,” said Darren Spielman, PRC executive director. “We must tackle the commonwealth’s growing waste problem and start moving toward the goals of a zero-waste and circular economy where post-consumer materials are reused and recycled.”
Participants in the photo contest are urged to use their camera or mobile device to snap eye-catching examples of litter in their Pennsylvania community. The contest is open to amateur photographers only. Contestants are divided into two categories — students (through high school) and adults. The first-place winner in each category will receive $500, second-place $250 and third-place $100. Entrants are also encouraged to initiate a cleanup of their photographed area for extra judging points. Cleanups can be registered with Keep PA Beautiful’s Pick-Up PA Program. Additional program information is available online.
Entries (limit five per person, no smaller than 4×6 and no larger than 8×10) should be sent to: PRC Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Contest, 1521 N. Providence Road, Media, PA 19063. High resolution digital submissions may be sent to lensonlitter@prc.org. All entries (including digital) must include the entrant’s name, address, telephone number, email address, title given to photo, location of litter site and how you learned about the contest. Students should also include age, grade and name of school. Photos submitted without all the required information will be disqualified. All photos may be used by PRC at their discretion.
For complete details, previous winners and an online submission form, visit prc.org.
