Virginia college students have the opportunity to design Virginia’s next statewide consumer education campaign! As a part of ongoing efforts under the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program, the Office of Pollution Prevention is launching a consumer education campaign focused on food waste prevention. DEQ’s upcoming education campaign aims to teach consumers about the importance of using food for its intended purpose, while providing them with actionable ways to reduce their food waste.
DEQ will accept design submissions from Virginia college students for a logo and slogan that will serve as the primary campaign materials for the statewide consumer education campaign on food waste prevention. Applicants can submit additional campaign designs, such as posters and brand kits, as optional additions to their submissions. Submissions are due on June 15, 2026.
Agency staff will work with the campaign artist to highlight their work and give all proper artist attributes. This could include a press release, a feature in DEQ’s newsletter, and promotion on DEQ’s website and social media.
More information about this opportunity and the application can be found here.
Questions about this competition can be directed to Sydney Thayer at sydney.e.thayer@deq.virginia.
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