UTILIZE CORRECTLY 2021

As part of the public educational program, SIA “Auto pārstrāde” addresses the younger generation – the future car owners. Encouraging them to think about car recycling.

THE COMPETITION IS CLOSED.



Regulation Correction (10.11.2021): Participants: Invitations to participate in this competition are sent to public school emails. Competition registration: Representatives of the respective schools confirm their interest in participating in the competition by 27.11.2021 by sending a confirmation letter to the email: [email protected]. The confirmation should indicate the number of classes and the total number of students participating, and the delivery address so that the organizers can provide thank-you prizes for each participant.

COMPETITION REGULATIONS FOR CREATIVE WORKS (01.11.2021) Competition dates (15.11.2021 - 31.12.2021) As part of the public educational program, SIA “Auto pārstrāde” addresses the younger generation – the future car owners. Encouraging them to think about car recycling. There will come a time when they will have to take care of protecting the environment and conserving resources. The average age of cars being recycled in Latvia reaches 20 years. For example, the new TESLA, which this year started driving the streets of Riga, will reach recycling after 20 years. It may happen that the very children currently studying in the first grades will be the ones recycling that TESLA in twenty years.

Competition goal: To promote the development of creative skills and to foster young people's understanding of the correct handling of end-of-life vehicles.

Competition organizer: SIA “Auto pārstrāde” (Reg. No. 5003716001; legal address: Granīta 13A, Rīga).

Competition announcement: The creative competition “utilize correctly” is announced on November 1, 2021, on the social network “Facebook” and the website of SIA “Auto pārstrāde” www.autoparstrade.lv. The competition regulations are available on the website www.autoparstrade.lv.

Participants: Students from Rīgas 93rd Secondary School, Rīgas 49th Secondary School, Madliena Secondary School, and S. Dubnovs Riga Jewish Secondary School (1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades) are invited to participate. Organizers may invite other participants as well.

Story before the task. Nowadays, we often hear about GREEN THINKING. But what does it actually mean? It may be surprising, but green thinking first and foremost means GREEN ACTION – how to properly manage the waste we generate. But what to do if you need to “dispose” of a car? And how can a car be “disposed of” at all? To find out, you should watch the video clip – Act Responsibly! (published at www.autoparstrade.lv and on SIA “Auto pārstrāde”'s Facebook page facebook.com/auto.parstrade). Cars that have served their time are called end-of-life vehicles. Every end-of-life vehicle contains hazardous substances (fuel, oils, coolants, and others). Therefore, an end-of-life vehicle is considered HAZARDOUS WASTE. It cannot simply be "thrown away". Proper action involves delivering it to specialized recycling companies authorized by the "State Environmental Service" for handling end-of-life vehicles. In these companies:

All hazardous components are separated;
Car windows are removed;
Large plastic parts are dismantled;
Tires are dismantled. After these steps, end-of-life vehicles are prepared for final recycling. Final recycling involves shredding the vehicles into small pieces using large metal shredders. The shredded metal pieces are ready to be sent to metal production plants to create new metal parts.
Task: Prepare one collective class visual work (drawing, applique, or video story) on the topic – “utilize correctly.” The work should reflect the entire car recycling process or any part of it. It is recommended to use visual descriptions or slogans. The work must include information about the school, class, and the number of students.

Competition registration: School representatives confirm participation by 15.11.2021 by sending a confirmation email to: [email protected], indicating the number of classes and students, and the delivery address for thank-you prizes for each participant.

Submission of prepared works: Prepared works must be submitted physically or digitally by 21.12.2021. Works submitted later will not be accepted. Works should be sent to [email protected] or a notification given for physical collection. Each work must include information about the school, class, and number of students. Physically received works will be digitized and published together with digital submissions. Works are published in order of receipt. All works will be compiled and promoted on SIA “Auto pārstrāde”’s Facebook page facebook.com/auto.parstrade, inviting the public to "like" and share them.

Competition work evaluation: Creative works will be evaluated based on the number of "likes" received on Facebook until 02.01.2022. All interested parties can vote. Competition results and prize winners will be announced on 03.01.2022 on the website www.autoparstrade.lv and SIA “Auto pārstrāde”’s Facebook page, and later individually by contacting the winners.

Prize fund: The three best works that receive the most “likes” will be awarded gift cards from the board game store “BrainGames”:

EUR 300 – for “first place”;
EUR 200 – for “second place”;
EUR 100 – for “third place”. All students of the indicated schools will receive special thank-you prizes – unique reflectors. Organizers and supporters reserve the right to award special sympathy prizes.
Competition process and personal data protection:

By registering for the competition, participants agree that their provided personal data (information and submitted photos/videos) will be processed for organizing the competition.
Participant photos and videos may be used for publicity purposes.
Organizers confirm that personal data not part of the creative work will not be shared with third parties and will be processed according to applicable laws.
Participants can withdraw their consent at any time by writing to [email protected].
For video stories involving minors, participants must obtain parental consent for publication.
Note: Organizers reserve the right to amend the competition regulations if necessary (participant numbers, etc.). All amendments will be published at www.autoparstrade.lv.

Contact information: SIA “Auto pārstrāde” Vadims Lazars, Phone: 29252243, email: [email protected]. Work submission email: [email protected].