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Silent Film, Short Animation Win Top Prizes in Video Contest Promoting Plastic Bag Recycling, Reuse

April 8th, 2011 in recycle  reuse  plastic bags  Green  video contest  Reduce  A Bag's Life  Virginia  High School  

(Richmond, VA) – April 8, 2011 – A silent cinema spoof featuring two squabbling teenage girls with big ideas on recycling and a short flick about a happy-bag-turned-sad-sac have each been named grand prize winners in the A Bag’s Life video contest for Virginia high school students.

The Bag Speaks Out About the Virginia High School Video Contest

February 14th, 2011 in recycle  reuse  plastic bags  Green  video contest  Virginia High School  

You’ve seen me on this website and on buttons, ads and magnets. I’m the free plastic bag with enough chutzpah to tell you: “Don’t treat me like trash” and “Gimme a second chance.”

Now for my next act: I wanna be in pictures.

So if you’re a high school student in Virginia, get out your video camera and make my dreams come true. You could win some cash if you’ve got the best and most creative clip.

Reuse me. Recycle me. Repurpose me. And show others how it’s done in one to two minutes.

Mass Communications Student Wins Video Contest

October 28th, 2010 in Green  video contest  florida  A Bag's Life  reycle reuse plastic bags  

USF College of Arts and Sciences News —

Everyone has been told that recycling is important and should be done on a daily basis. There is even a song titled "3 R's" by Jack Johnson informing people to reduce, reuse and recycle.

For Dan Bakst, a junior majoring in mass communications, the idea of reusing involved a plastic bag and an imagination.

DSC student wins state contest promoting recycling

October 20th, 2010 in plastic bags  Green  video contest  florida  recycling  

DAYTONA BEACH NEWS-JOURNAL —

Using creative ways to encourage recycling won local college and high school students monetary prizes in a statewide competition.

It's a Wrap on Video Contest

October 4th, 2010 in plastic bag  video contest  a bags life  plastic bag recycling  winners  

TALLAHASSEE, FL (Oct. 5, 2010) —A happy music clip that pairs unlikely best friends and a short news spoof about a worldwide strike averted by treaty have been named grand prize winners in the A Bag’s Life video contest promoting recycling and reuse of free plastic bags in Florida.