KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has launched an education campaign targeting primary schools in conjunction with the ban on plastic straw in its jurisdiction.
In a press release today, the council said it was organising a poster design competition for primary school pupils.
“The theme of this competition is “Say No to Plastic Straw Poster Design Competition”. The participants are required to use color pencils, watercolor or/and crayon to create the poster,” it said.
Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng has invited all primary school pupils in Kuching to join the competition because the awareness needs to start from to this group of students.
“Since the school break is coming, the participants would be able to fill their free time by designing the poster,” he said.
He believed that advocacy starts from the community and thus the council would like to provide a platform for community members to advocate for this cause.
“Materials received from this competition will be used to raise awareness on the importance of reducing plastic use,” he pointed out.
He added that MBKS was focusing on becoming a greener place, starting with its own council.
“Steps have been taken to ensure all internal meeting are free of single use plastic. MBKS also plans to reduce plastic bag use and to encourage composting, all of which will be rolled out this year,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, the competition, which begins Feb 21, is a free entry to participants aged 7 years old to 12 years old.
A hardcopy of the posters must be submitted together with the entry form to MBKS Lobby on or before 21st March 2022.
The winners will receive prizes in form of cash, trophy and certificate where first prize winner will receive RM250, trophy and certificate while second and third prize will receive RM200 and RM150 respectively plus trophy and certificate.
There are also consolation prizes for 50 best entrants.
Entry forms can be downloaded from Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan’s (MBKS) website: http://mbks.sarawak.gov.my or can be obtained at MBKS Lobby.
