Photos

PVR

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Michaela Tickle  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Exhibition + Special Assembly, newspaper, other, school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Finalist

PVR stands for plastic vs reusables. The reusable cup has a living plant in it whilst the reusable straw has light on it showing that this is the cup and the straw that need to be used. 16 billion disposable coffee cups are used every year. These are coated with plastic to laminate the inside and they have plastic lids which just adds insult to injury!



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A Plastic Graveyard is what it’s gonna be! Remember there is no planet B!

submitted by Kirkop secondary school : Leona Agius  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended

Plastic that has been collected from the sea and a shell n’ rock recycling symbol. In other words, recycle plastic, don’t throw it in the sea. As a solution to what we are seeing in the photo, Australians found a very interesting way to save water from plastic pollution. It consists of a net (not the one shown on the photo) placed on the outlet of a drainage pipe that helps to capture plastic and keep the environment protected from contamination. The city authorities started by installing two nets and were surprised by the result, as their new filtration system managed to catch over 800 pounds of garbage within some weeks. The nets costed approximately 10,000 dollars each, but the new filtration system proves that small things matter. Focusing on them can have a significant and positive impact on our environment and humanity in general.



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Unintentional Waste becomes intentional!

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Keira Gauci, Martina Busuttil  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Exhibition + Special Assembly, newspaper, other, school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended

Unintentional waste carried by wind on windy days shows how much litter is lying around. Wind uncovers the truth about litter….let’s change the truth!



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The truth exposed

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Keira Gauci, Martina Busuttil  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Exhibition + Special Assembly, newspaper, other, school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended

Litter lying beneath the sand being exposed after storms and strong winds.



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Regeneration vs destruction

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Keira Gauci, Martina Busuttil  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Exhibition + Special Assembly, newspaper, other, school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: 3rd place Litter less campaign

Change is being talked about but not acted on!



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Clean up result

submitted by Sacred Heart Senior school : Silenia Darmanin  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

23.5kg of plastic waste collected withing 45 minutes during the community day clean up initiative.



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Sifting through the sand

submitted by Sacred Heart Senior school : Rebecca Saliba & Deborah Saliba  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended



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Reversing your parking space

submitted by Sacred Heart Senior school : Amy Attard & Aimee Borg  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist



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Plants or Plastic?

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Amy Carole Spiteri Staines, Nicole Spiteri Staines  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Exhibition + Special Assembly, newspaper, other, school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended

If we can mistake plastic for plants, what do sea animals mistake it for? Sea turtles and other marine creatures mistake plastics and other garbage as food (such as jellyfish) and ingest it. This mistake causes blockages within their digestive system and eventual death.



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Help Reduce Plastic Waste!

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Martina Zammit  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): Exhibition + Special Assembly, other, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

St. Monica School Gzira has joined the Litter Less Campaign, and to help reduce plastic bottles at school, YRE members sold reusable plastic bottles at a very cheap price, which can be filled using the water dispenser at the school. It all started when people noticed that lots of children were bringing new plastic bottles every day, and sometimes not even recycling them properly. Another initiative that the school has taken is to encourage students to bring their lunches in reusable boxes, instead of plastic bags. If every student in the school follows this advice, the school would have saved up to 100,000 plastic bags in a whole scholastic year. This goes to show that small actions can make a huge difference. To help reduce plastic waste, each one of us needs to take action, and find ways how the use of plastic can be reduced in our everyday life.



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