THE STORY OF YOUR STUFF

FROM THE PENCIL SHARPENER ON YOUR DESK TO THE BOTTLE YOU’RE DRINKING FROM,

ALL YOUR STUFF AND YOUR ACTIVITIES HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL STORY!

Your pencil might have started its story as a tree in Asia… your plastic water bottle might have been created from oil originating as far away as the Middle East… your avocado might have come from South America.

ABOUT THE STORY OF YOUR STUFF

The Story of Your Stuff is an EPA competition for second level students aimed at highlighting sustainability, climate action and environmental protection. Second-level students are invited to bring together their curiosity and their creativity, and to investigate the environmental story of their everyday ‘stuff’, which can be an object or an activity. They are encouraged to put their research skills to use, and visit the resources on the EPA website, particularly the Ireland’s Environment web resource and the recently published EPA state of environment report: Ireland’s Environment – An Integrated Assessment 2020, and other reliable sources of information, to assist with their entries. 

COMPETITION AIM

The competition gives students the opportunity to use their creativity to highlight the importance of safeguarding Ireland’s environment and to help them recognise the positive impact they can have. By entering the competition, the students, and by extension their friends and family, will increase their knowledge of the environment and will be more likely to make everyday choices that have a positive impact on the planet. Students are invited to visually tell the story of their ‘stuff’ through a creative medium of their choice – including video, animation, storyboard, infographics, photography considering the entirety of its life cycle. Examples could include a pencil, toothbrush or a plastic bottle, or their journey to school.

For more information go to the following link:

https://www.thestoryofyourstuff.ie/tips/