Articles

Our number one problem: street litter

submitted by Naxxar Primary School : Elise Schembri  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended, Finalist

Introduction: What makes us notice when a place is littered or clean? When we are abroad why do we often compare between badly kept cities and well-kept cities? Did you know that 694kg of litter per person is thrown away in Malta each year? Litter is waste or rubbish that has been disposed wrongly without permission and at the wrong place. The word littering means throwing and leaving objects lying on the ground instead of disposing them in the appropriate bins. According to a study by the Dutch organisation VRUM, 80% of people claim that “everybody leaves a piece of paper, tin or something, on the streets behind.”



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Beeswax Wraps instead of Plastic

submitted by De La Salle College Junior School : Nathan Grech  for 7-10
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

The De La Salle EkoSkola Junior school committee members in collaboration with BeezNeez and Litterless campaign Malta have been working hard to reduce plastic as this harms the environment. We came across this innovative product of beeswax wraps which are reusable and a sustainable alternative to plastic. Beeswax wraps’ main purpose is for food preservation.  



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My Mask – I Care

submitted by St Nicholas College Secondary School Ħad-Dingli : Andrea Ciappara, Lisa Aquilina  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

Students at Saint Nicholas College Secondary School Ħad-Dingli have been investigating the effect of Covid-19 on the environment. Lockdowns and teleworking may be having some positive impacts on our environment. On the other hand, the use of disposable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has increased in order to ensure safety of health care workers and other frontliners and to reduce transmission of the virus. Disposable face masks, “are the new cigarette butt,” according to the Guardian. And it doesn’t look like we’ll be getting rid of them any time soon. The least we can do is to wear safe, reusable masks and at the same time we would be taking care of the environment! Less trash means a safer environment for us all! Make the swap and save the planet!



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Covid -19 and the Environment

submitted by Gozo College Secondary School : Haley Xuereb  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

The article is about the ways Covid-19 has made an impact on our everyday life and how we can take care of ourselves in such circumstances.



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Keep Calm, Keep Learning, Keep Recycling

submitted by St. Augustine College : Gabriel Pullicino, Yevgeny Spiteri  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

Students investigated how plastic is produced and what plastics can be recycled. They corroborated their research with an online survey among the school learning community to assess the knowledge of society in general about plastics and recycling. The ensuing conclusion was that education plays a vital role. Therefore we need to Keep Calm, Keep Learning and Keep Recycling.



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Let’s not Mask our Environment

submitted by St. Joseph School, Sliema : Edrienne Galea  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

A survey amongst students belonging to our school community deals with the type of masks students are using. It also delves into why some students choose to use disposable masks. The aim of this article is to encourage students to start using reusable masks, thus reducing the amount of litter generated.



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Marine Litter

submitted by St Aloysius Primary School : Jake Said  for 7-10
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

This is an article by Jake Said, a Red Warrior member, about marine litter and what our school did in order to try to reduce litter that ends up at sea. Our project is called Washed Ashore.



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Washed Ashore!

submitted by St Aloysius Primary School : Damian Azzopardi  for 7-10
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

A report on our litterless campaign project called Washed Ashore.



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Plastic Try to Reduce Find an Alternative No Excuse!

submitted by San Gorg Preca Primary GP : Alessandro Attard, Dyan Galea Cristina, Elisa Spiteri, Gabriel Borg, Giulia Farrugia, Jael Tabone, Jahel Chetcuti Vella, Lynette Micallef, Maghilan Mathankumar, Matija Lukovic, Mattheas Grech Micallef, Micherie Spiteri, Shelston Mifsud, Thea Walker.  for 7-10
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

Our campaign was all about spreading the word about how to reduce, reuse and refuse the use of single-use plastics. We tried to identify different alternatives that one can use in order to avoid choosing single-use plastics.



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How Sustainable Are You?

submitted by San Gwann Primary : Eko Skola Committee  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

San Gwann Primary School has been working for a long time to raise awareness about the environment, separating waste and how to reduce waste. As such, a research was conducted by the Eko Skola Committee with the aim to increase awareness about disposable plastics and reduce its use within the school and local community.



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