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Introduction

To commemorate World Environmental Day 2011 on 5^th June, Hemispheres Foundation is inviting students to continue their quest to reduce their carbon emissions by participating in Hemispheres Foundation's 5^th annual Actions for Earth Challenge.

Hemispheres Actions for Earth 2011

Hemispheres Actions for Earth "Waste Watcher" Challenge aims specifically to give youths a better understanding of how a wateful lifestyle adds greenhouse gases to our atmosphere. Learning and acknowledging our wasteful lifestyle habits would subsequently encourage our youths to reduce their CO₂ emissions or offset them through various creative like inventing a gadget or device that reduces waste.

Submissions for the Hemispheres Actions for Earth "Waste Watcher" Challenge will open on 10^th January 2011 and contestants will submit the entry online www.mycarbonfootprint.sg before 4^th May 2011. Winners will be announced on 19^th May 2010 to commemorate World Environment Day.

The Challenge

The theme for this year’s challenge is ‘Waste Watcher’, which aims to encourage people to take actions to reduce waste.
The following are the components of the challenge:
Contestant(s) are required -

1. Surveillance Report: To report 'waste offenders' by taking photos or telling the 'offender' of his/her wastefulness. The surveillance can be on schools, homes, and any other private or public areas, as long as you are not trespassing and complying with the law. The surveillance report tabulated as follows to be submitted as the challenge. The waste offence can be on water, electricity, food, or travel. Remember that habitual and recurring wasteful habits are worse.
2. The ‘Waste Watcher’ invention: To design creative devices or sustainable methods to reduce waste and/or decrease consumption of water and/or electricity. The prototype model should be constructed using recycled or recyclable materials. The model should be scaled down and measure no larger than 30 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm.
3. Presentation: To present the results of their surveillance and the construction of the prototype model on a multimedia or visual presentation.
4. Evaluate their carbon footprint with the carbon footprint calculator at www.mycarbonfootprint.sg.
5. Submissions: Submit your carbon footprint resultswww.mycarbonfootprint.sg, and your pledge to reduce waste.

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Entries
Category A) Primary school students
Category B) Secondary, junior college & tertiary school students

• The entry is opened to students for individual or group participation of up to six students in the group.
• Finalists will be invited to Hemispheres Actions for Earth ‘Waste Watcher’ event on 19^th May 2011 to make their presentations.
• All ‘Waste Watcher’ Invention models are to be submitted to the event venue at Orchard Central on Thursday, 19^th May, 2011 at 11:00 am for final judging.

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Judging

A. The judging for the Challenge is based on your media presentation with the following weight:

1. The ‘Waste Watcher’ invention' (40%)
2. The surveillance report (30%)
3. The media/website presentation (20%)
4. Your change in lifestyle to reduce carbon emission – Your carbon footprint size (10%)

B. The judging for your ‘Waste Watcher’ invention is based on design and concept.

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Prizes

• Challenge

The first prize winners for both categories will win a free trip to Vietnam, all expenses paid for a week. They will represent Singapore Young Environmentalists to share with other students in Vietnam their concerned for the environment and how they are inspired to take ‘Actions for Earth’ to save the environment. Collectively, they can form a chain to voice  their concern and how to take care of the  earth! Other top prizes and consolation will receive prizes worth $5,000

• ‘Waste Watcher’ Invention

Top 3 Prizes will also be awarded to the best design and concept of the ‘Waste Watcher’ Invention models.

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Surveillance Report (Sample)

Name:
Class:
School:
Item	Date	Time	Location	Report	Actions
1	2 Feb 2011	11.35am	School - girl’s toilet	Running water. Tap not closed. No one in the toilet.	Turned off the tap. Informed teacher.
2	5 Feb 2011	8.30am	School - Class room 3A	Lights not switch off. No one in the classroom.	Switched off the light. Informed teacher.
3	12 Mar 2011	9.30pm	Home – Living room	TV and fan were not switched off and no one was in the room.	Switched off the TV and fan and informed my brother who was the last person watching TV in the room.

Option: You may capture images of the waste offenders and include them in your media presentation.

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'Waste Watcher' Invention

Some of the best ideas of inventing something new is to look at your surrounding; identify what you have, what you need. Such as

• A recycling bin to separate food, paper and plastic to be used in the kitchen -  solution to recycle waste.
• Stickers or tags as a reminder to switch off electrical switches - solution to reduce  energy
• Rainwater collection  - solution to recycle  water usage.
• Make bags, mats, cushion covers, cushions from old clothes – solution to  reduce waste.

• Capture images of the process in creating the invention and include them in your media presentation.

Bring your final creation on 19 May 11.00 am to the venue at Orchard Central for judging.

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