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We're putting on a Trashion Show!
Applications for the 2025 Trashion Competition are now open!
The SWS Trashion Show is part of the annual City of Raleigh Environmental Awards ceremony highlighting garments and accessories created using recycled materials. High school students, college students, adults, and aspiring professional designers are encouraged to submit their recycling-inspired creations for a cash prize of $500.
The Trashion Design Competition provides an opportunity to showcase unique creations while promoting the utility of recycled materials and the importance of reuse.
Apply now!
Guidelines
- Create a garment using at least 75 percent of recyclable materials accepted by the City of Raleigh’s recycling program like aluminum cans, plastic bottles, paper, cardboard, etc. Search for recyclable materials using the Waste Wizard on the Raleigh Reuse Web Tool and App.
- Complete the online entry form with a description of your creation, along with photos or video.
- Entries are judged on originality, functionality, and quality of construction
Eligibility Requirements
This contest is open to residents of Raleigh and its utility service areas, ages 14 and up, and high school students throughout the Wake County Public School System. The service areas include Garner, Rolesville, Knightdale, Wendell and Zebulon. Applicants must complete an online entry form with a written description of the creation, photographs, or a video. Videos submitted must tell the story behind the work and be no more than two minutes long.
Judging
Categories for High School (ages 14 - 18); College (17 and up, enrolled in a two- or four-year institution); and Adult (18 and up, not a full-time student). Categories will be judged separately. Up to three prizes will be awarded in each category. Entries will be judged on originality, functionality, and quality of construction. Ideas and creations submitted for entry must be the original work of the submitting entrant(s). The Environmental Advisory Board will evaluate each entry and the top nominees will be asked to model their creations in the Environmental Awards celebration in April.
If there are any questions about what can be recycled in the City of Raleigh, please visit the Raleigh Reuse Web Tool and Mobile App.
Applications will close February 28, 2025.