Museum of Science and Industry

MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester) is appealing for budding inventors to send a message in a bottle with their idea for an innovative product or package which reduces waste, to celebrate the opening of a new interactive display in Experiment gallery supported by environmental funder SITA Trust.

The Museum's popular hands-on science gallery now includes 'No More Waste' - a colourful and fun section on waste such as bottles, bags and textiles, and the fascinating stories of companies which have pioneered solutions to reduce or re-invent waste materials, or to minimise their environmental impact. From Vimto's trial of square bottles, to the Cooperative's compostable carrier bag and local grocery store Unicorn's well-loved fabric bags, there are 20 examples of clever ideas to cut down waste.

Now MOSI wants to hear from anyone who has an idea of a package or product that helps to minimise or re-invent our waste. Just write your idea down on a piece of paper and post it in a plastic bottle to MOSI, email, or come into Experiment gallery to post your message in the giant bottle. The competition will close on 15 April and the winner will receive a goody bag and a chance to visit a company with innovative environmental products.

Terry Hudghton, Head of Marketing and Business Development at MOSI said: "Find out about some of the most exciting eco-developments in Experiment's new No More Waste section and play our fun new games which help you to be more waste-aware. To celebrate the opening of our new display we want to hear about your ideas for innovative waste reduction. Please send in your idea in a plastic bottle or email us and get the chance to win a goody bag and meet a pioneering eco-inventor yourself!"

 Andrew Saunders of SITA Trust said

"We're really excited to see the ideas that people have for 'designing out waste' and we hope that visitors to MOSI for years to come will enjoy interacting with this thought provoking gallery.' 

Experiment's new 'No More Waste exhibition was funded by SITA Trust as part of a creative partnership between five leading science centres. All five teams created galleries that explored in unique ways the scientific concepts behind the idea of 'a world with no more waste.' Exhibitions are now open at London's Science Museum, Life in Newcastle and MOSI.

The gallery was extended and improved as part of MOSI's £9 million redevelopment of the Great Western Warehouse, which opened in January 2011. Most of the interactives in Experiment gallery have been created from recycled and reused materials and are part of a trail across the site.

Please send in your Message in a Bottle to Sarah Roe, Marketing office, MOSI, Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester M3 4FP or s.roe@mosi.org.uk or come into Experiment gallery and post your message in the giant bottle!

For more information on MOSI look up www.mosi.org.uk

For media enquiries please contact: Sarah Roe, MOSI press and publicity officer on Tel: 0161 606 0176, m: 07847 372647

 Notes to editors

 

• MOSI is the winner of the Large Visitor Attraction of the Year in the 2011 Manchester Tourism Awards

 

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