Entries open for International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) Poster Contest

There is always a new theme for ICAW, which is highlighted on the poster as well as the dates for ICAW. The poster contest is open to anyone from anywhere in the world age 14 or older.

Theme

• The 2024 International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) theme is truly a collaborative and international effort. Again this year, they teamed up with the International Compost Alliance (ICA), which includes compost associations from around the world, to select: COMPOST… Nature’s Climate Champion!
• The theme was chosen by participating international partners incorporating the collective focus on one of the initiatives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which is “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.”
• The 2024 theme best reflects the UN goal by highlighting the role compost plays in fighting climate change. Those roles include:
  • Decreasing methane: Methane, a greenhouse gas twenty-five times as powerful as carbon dioxide, can be significantly reduced through the recycling of organics instead of their being landfilled.
  • Helping with climate change mitigation: Compost offers a significant answer to climate change mitigation. Compost’s return to the soil serves as a “carbon bank,” helping to store carbon thereby removing it from the atmosphere.
  • Reducing fertilizer inputs, reducing the pollution created to manufacture those inputs.
  • Increasing resilience: Compost helps to increase resilience to the effects of climate change such as drought and extreme weather.

Prize Information

• The overall winner will receive a $500 prize.

Guidelines

• Fee: Free!
• Entries per person: Entries are limited to one submission per artist.
• Submitting your entry: You must complete the online entry form application and checklist, and submit your poster online. Please include a short paragraph on why you chose to participate in the ICAW 2024 poster contest and give an explanation of your poster concept.
• The poster must include the following:
  • International Compost Awareness Week
  • May 5 – 11, 2024
  • COMPOST… Nature’s Climate Champion!
• The concept and images of the poster should be based on the benefits of compost and composting food and yard waste. Compost is the focus of the contest.
• Only original artwork will be considered. Please check your spelling; any misspelled words or incorrect numbers will disqualify your poster!
• Posters that include personal or corporate information or product endorsements will be disqualified.
• Electronic Resolution and Format: Artwork is to be submitted in electronic format with a resolution of 300 dpi and in jpg format.

For more information, visit Compost Research and Education Foundation (CREF).