Competitions and waste reduction initiatives
Eco Artist Competition 2021
Congratulations to all who took part in our First Eco Art competition. You can view the winners here.
Cash for clobber
The council supports the ‘Cash for Clobber’ initiative that is run in partnership between Cookstown Textile Recyclers and Eco-Schools NI.
Free compost initiative
The council is pleased to bring you an opportunity to benefit from our organic food & garden waste brown bin recycling service, by offering community groups & schools free compost for use on a non-profit project within our area.
Organic food and garden waste recycled through the brown bin service is taken to a local recycling facility where it is shredded, and left to compost for approximately 8 weeks. The final product is a high quality compost.
As supplies of compost are limited, compost will be allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis on request from groups based within the council area. Applicants must be prepared to assist the council in promoting their project to the wider community with the aim of highlighting the benefits of composting food and garden waste.
To apply for this scheme please send your school or community group name, address and contact details to waste.education@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk
Successful applicants must comply with the eligibility criteria:
- this offer only applies to schools and community groups
- projects must be non-profit
- compost is allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis
- all participants must agree to their scheme being promoted by us
- an application form must be completed and returned to us
- we can arrange for the delivery of the compost, however each group must ensure suitable access to the delivery point
Grants
There are currently no grants available.
Environmental Youth Speak Competition 2025
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council wish to invite your school to participate in Environmental Youth Speak Competition 2025.
This competition encourages pupils to research and deliver inspiring talks on key environmental topics. It’s a fantastic opportunity for pupils to develop their public speaking skills while raising awareness of important environmental issues. Participants will receive a Certificate and have the chance to win great prizes! All participants and guests will be provided with a complimentary buffet lunch.
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council are offering the following prizes for each section of the competition:
Top prize of £200 for the winning school towards an environmental project and
- £100 for the winning entry
- £60 for 2nd place entry
- £40 for 3rd place entry
The Junior Section (P6/P7) topic is: ‘How to be a Waste Buster’.
The Senior Section (Y8,Y9, Y10) topic is: ‘How being Frugal and Thrifty is cool for the planet’.
The Environmental Youth Speak Competition will be held on Wednesday, 12th March 2025.
Venue: Island Arts Centre, Studio Theatre, Lisburn, BT27 4RL
Applications are invited for entries of either 1 solo or 1 duet entry from each school. Schools may bring along a second or third pupil to observe the event but, a maximum of 4 people can be accommodated per school.
Application forms and topic guidance will be available from early January 2025.
The closing date for entries will be Friday, 28th February 2025.
2024 EYS competition
We were offering the following prizes for each section of the competition:
Top prize of £200 for the winning school towards an environmental project.
£100 for the winning entry
£40 for 2nd place entry
£20 for 3rd place entry
All participants and guests received a complimentary buffet lunch.
In 2024 the topics were:
Junior Section (P6 & P7) Back to the future! Learning from the past to reduce waste’
Senior Section (Y8, Y9 & Y10) How can we put the brakes on Fast Fashion?
The Youth Speak Competition was held in the Studio Theatre in Lagan Valley Island on 6th March.
2024 winners
The Junior Section Winners
1st place: Abbey McBride & Grace Wilkinson of Dundonald Primary School
2nd place: Kirsten Harvey of Riverdale Primary School
3rd place: Holly Mullen & Rayne Lundy of Annahilt Primary School
The Senior Section winners
1st place :Molly McWilliams of Laurelhill Community College
2nd place: James Muldoon of Lagan College
3rd place: Eve Courtney & Zola Carnew of Wallace High School
The closing date for entries was Friday 23 February 2024.
Please contact waste.education@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk for further details or to request an application pack.