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Trapped Inside

submitted by Birgu Malta St Edward's College : Eko Skola Committee at St Edward's College  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

During a Clean Up activity held earlier this March, the St Edward’s College, Malta Eko-Skola Committee supervised by their teachers Ms.Samantha Abela, Mr.Daniel Caruana Smith and with the help of Ms.Ghislaine Calleja from #GetTrashedMalta they encountered a very peculiar sight. A skink was trapped into a plastic water bottle. A day prior to the clean up it had rained and this discarded water bottle got filled with some water. This poor skink ventured inside it to drink the water and got trapped. By the time the boys found it, the skink was barely moving as it was tired from hours of struggling. The boys managed to help her slither out of the bottle and release it. The skink was quite surprised and happy to be out in the open again. It looked back at the boys a few seconds, perched on a rock, before running away. Rubbish, when improperly disposed



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Textile Trash

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Mirane Farrugia  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Photo that represents textile being dumped outside



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Washed up

submitted by G.F.Abela Junior College Malta Msida : Rachel Fleri Soler  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): Instagram, other
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Finalist

Let us acknowledge the importance of properly disposing of our waste. He who understands how a trash-can works is nowadays considered a mastermind. Recycling appropriately is not strenuous work. The effects of each plastic cup and water bottle left behind last up to 450 years. According to international studies, humans have created enough plastic since the end of the second world in 1945 to coat the Earth entirely in clingfilm. So let us not suffocate our own home; by recycling and being responsible citizens we can ensure that Earth no longer suffers due to the lack of care of humankind but instead flourishes and breathes.



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Missed Shot

submitted by St.Albert the Great College Valletta : Miguel Camilleri  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

A plastic bottled planted in the soil just a few centimetres away from a trash can. This photograph was taken in Hastings Gardens, Valletta.



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Reducing Litter at school

submitted by Immaculate Conception School Tarxien : Daniela Mifsud  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

At school, 5 small plastic bottles on average are thrown in the classroom recycling boxes daily. This means around 50 plastic bottles per day or 250 plastic bottles per week. Together we are discussing possible solutions to reduce this litter. Ideas that have been discussed include giving more information to students, encouraging all students to bring reusable bottles to school and installing a water dispensing machine.



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Food, disposable cups and paper bags

submitted by Immaculate Conception School Tarxien : Liya, Micallef  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

After celebrating feasts, people usually head to fast food restaurants to have a quick meal. Many paper bags and cups are thrown away on the ground. The Valletta local council is in charge of cleaning the streets and a lot of money is spent to get them clean again. To reduce litter, people need to use the available facilities and not buy extra food because a lot of food is thrown away and wasted whilst knowing that there are people starving to death in the poor countries of the world.



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Cigarette buds and cans

submitted by Immaculate Conception School Tarxien : Liya, Micallef  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Many people in feasts smoke cigarettes and drink softdrinks from cans. After the celebration there usually is a large amount of cigarette buds thrown on the floor in corners of the streets. To reduce the amount of cigarette buds there should be ash trays or people should be given biodegradable paper cups to put their cigarette remains in them so then they throw them in the bins provided.



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Waste thrown in public areas

submitted by Immaculate Conception School Tarxien : Liya, Micallef  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

A common problem that happens in feasts such as Carnival is that there aren’t enough bins next to stalls selling food or if there are bins, they are overflowing with trash. This leads to people throwing away their garbage in cardboard boxes or on the ground. To prevent this from happening, there should be an amount of bins in areas where food is prepared and they should be emptied regularly while the event is taking place.



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Stop the Destruction

submitted by Sacred Heart College Senior School : Rebecca, Saliba  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Participation



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Beautiful county side walk?

submitted by Sacred Heart College Senior School : Gwyneth Saliba  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation



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