Photos

Where have all the trees gone?

submitted by individual : Elisa Demanuele  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Local Council noticeboard, newspaper, other, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

Cranes, concrete, cement, tall buildings and dull dark colours have taken over the lushness of the once vegetated island. Living in these areas is suffocating and boring.



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Waves of Plastic Waste

submitted by individual : Elisa Demanuele  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Local Council noticeboard, newspaper, other, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: 1st place Litter less Campaign

Careless litterers are causing damage on marine life. The message is clear: we do not live separated from the environment. What goes around comes around



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Plastic Trail

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : Gianluigi Frendo  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, Ekoskola noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Either deliberately or unintentionally this stretch of plastic wrap is posing a threat to land and sea life.



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Alien Species

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : Gianluigi Frendo  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, Ekoskola noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

Disposing of unwanted waste in the wrong way gives the impression that a new species is growing in this green patch.



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PLASTIC HEART

submitted by G. F. Abela Junior College Msida : Michael Stilon  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): Insta / FB and on school notice board, newspaper, other, school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Participation

This photo depicts heart-shaped littered plastic bottle embedded in the clay slopes, on a hillside in Ghajn Tuffieha. It is a symbol of one of the major threats to our planet. The main concern is the accumulation of plastic in the environment and the time it takes to degrade. Once it is broken down, the smaller pieces which are called microplastics enter the diet of living organisms such as birds and fish, and eventually, our own food. As a solution, we must REDUCE the amount of plastic we use. An example of this is the banning of single use plastic. Plastic waste generated must be disposed of responsibly ideally for recycling rather than landfilling.



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A new planter?

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : Gianluigi Frendo  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, Ekoskola noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

With all facilities available where to dispose of unwanted waste the countryside seems to be the most attractive option for some.



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Reach up high!

submitted by San Gorg Preca College Hamrun Secondary : Miriam Ibrahim  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school notice board and prize day, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended

Life is a struggle but you’re always a survivor no matter what!



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Love me! Lve me not!

submitted by San Gorg Preca College Hamrun Secondary : Martina Pace  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school notice board and prize day, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Participation

Innocence and purity lie in the hands of the beholder!



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The Power of Nature

submitted by San Gorg Preca College Hamrun Secondary : Gabriella Edris Grech  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school assembly and prize day, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

On the 24th of February, mother nature had shown how powerful she could be. Some of the trees that have been embellishing our school for many years were uprooted by the gale force winds that battered the Maltese islands. These trees posed a danger to our students and as a result they were cut down. The trunks will be reused as decorations in our reading garden.



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Public inconvenience

submitted by Cospicua Malta St. Margaret College Secondary School Verdala : Grazia Magro  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): GEW school conference, newspaper, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

The area between Bulebel industrial area and the bypass road direction to Zejtun town is turning into a waste dumping zone. Heavy dump waste including broken glass, plastic, fragments of broken furniture and paper waste plus all sorts of other waste is all the time accumulating. Recently, even a porcelain toilet base ended up in this area adding to the heavy waste thrown in the street while creating public inconvenience. Apart from being illegal, dumping waste is an eyesore to the countryside. Moreover, the chemicals and non-biodegradable materials thrown in this area are affecting the physical environment and the waterways by contaminating both the soil and the groundwater. The illegal dumping of waste in this area has become a huge environmental issue. To clean up and regularly monitor the area, Zejtun Local Council and the Malta Industrial Parks were contacted and an immediate clean up action was taken.



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