RethinkWaste announces 2025 Trash to Art contest

RethinkWaste has announced its annual Trash to Art contest, open to students in grades 3 to 5 within its service area. The contest encourages children to collect recyclable or trash materials and create a piece of art in any medium.

The art piece must be 90% composed of recyclable or trash materials collected from home, school or everyday life. No compost or hazardous waste, such as batteries.

All art mediums are accepted, such as sculptures, collages and murals. All artwork should be no bigger than three feet by three feet.

Artwork must meet the following criteria: can stand alone and is able to be moved by an individual.

This year’s contest is open to both individual students and classes. A field trip to a local museum or art studio will be awarded to the class category winner and a class pizza party to the second class category winner.

Individual winners will choose from a selection of fun local activities or sustainable arts and crafts kits. Winning art pieces will be announced the week of April 7, and all winners will be recognized publicly at the RethinkWaste office on Thursday, April 24.

Submissions are due by Friday, March 28, at 4:00 pm to the RethinkWaste Office located at 1245 San Carlos Ave., Suite E, San Carlos, CA 94070 (open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.).

Email tours@rethinkwaste.org or call (650) 802-3508 to schedule an alternative drop-off time.

For more information, visit RethinkWaste’s Trash to Art page

Pictured is 2024 1st Place created by Laurel school third grader Ananya M.