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An Illinois state agency announced the 2021 theme for its 34th annual Poster, Poetry and Prose contest.
Kristi Morris is the environmental education coordinator for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. She explained the topic for its upcoming contest.
“The theme is Fight Food Waste: Our Environment Can t Be Replaced, ” Morris said. “And it is based off our new curriculum units that we just partnered with the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.”
The focus is on waste diversion options. Morris mentioned that one in nine Illinoisans were food insecure before the pandemic and that s one reason why it’s so important to try to eliminate unnecessary waste.