Litter Education UpCycled Contest

For many years, Keep Oklahoma Beautiful's Litter Education contests have seen both "just for looking" art and functional art with a purpose. We want to encourage the spirit of sustainability with the creation of useful and purposeful pieces that serve a function. This year, the UpCycled Contest will be an invention contest rather than an art contest. Middle school students will be asked to create, design, and build an invention out of reused materials that is used at their school, in their community, or at home. Students will be asked to explain their invention’s function in the accompanying essay. Students are to learn and understand the importance of ending litter in Oklahoma. Photos of submitted inventions will be posted on a contest website for a public vote to determine contest finalists. The winner is chosen from the top three finalists by the contents of the accompanying essay. 

Winners will be invited to KOB's inaugural Student Environmental Champions Awards!

2024 UpCycled Timeline

August 16, 2024: Registration Opens

September 20, 2024: Registration Closes

October 11, 2024: Submission Deadline

Late October: Online Voting

Early November: Finalist Announced

December 2024: Winner Announced

March 2025: Winners Honored at the Inaugural Student Environmental Champions Awards

2024 UpCycled Winner

Ms. Watts’ 8th Grade Class at Rattan Public Schools with their Recycled Blanket and Pillow project wove together plastic bags and drove home the message in their essay to, "recycle, for mine, yours, and our future children’s sake."

To see a list of Frequently Asked Questions for all Litter Education contests please click here.

If you have any further questions regarding the UpCycled contest, please call (405) 286-9141 or email beverlee@keepoklahomabeautiful.com.