Finalist

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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OMG! Oh My Glass!!

submitted by San Gwann Primary : Shiloh Bugeja  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

I guess they missed the memo that glass is collected door to door on Fridays! Or is it because the bins are full and have not been emptied?



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101 Ways of Ruining a Lovely Place

submitted by San Gwann Primary : Jethro Azzopardi Duca  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

Shouldn’t it be logical that if you have trash but there is not trash bin you take your trash back home with you to dispose off properly? I mean you carried it to the picnic area when it was full and heavier. It should be easier to carry now that it is empty!



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The Disposable Generation

submitted by San Gwann Primary : Jethro Azzopardi Duca  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

In a world where everything is needed instantly, and time seems to go by so fast, disposable items seem to be the best solution. Or maybe it’s just laziness because it’s easier to just throw away. But what a problem to the environment this DISPOSABLE GENERATION is becoming!!



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My Mask – I Care

submitted by St Nicholas College Secondary School Ħad-Dingli : Alexandria Camilleri, Andrea Ciappara, Andrew Gauci, Angelo Graham, Ariana Cadena, Lisa Aquilina  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): Dingli Local Council and Attard Local Council, Facebook pages of Friends of the Earth (Malta), other, school media, website, youtube
filed under Campaigning video Video Clips
awarded: Finalist

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like we’ll be getting rid of the masks any time soon. What has this got to do with litter? The use of disposable masks has escalated since the appearance of Covid 19. Most of the 8 billion global population are wearing masks. Thinking about the problems created by the dumping of these disposable masks can be saddening to say the least. But there is an alternative. 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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No to Junk Mail

submitted by St Monica School Birkirkara : Martina Borg, Sophie Sacco De Brincat, Stella Borg  for 15-187-10
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Campaigning video Video Clips
awarded: Finalist

Our aim is to encourage families in our school community (and as many people as possible) to start using the No Junk Mail stickers. This should result in the elimination of hundreds of kilos of paper waste, eventually encouraging producers of such magazines and leaflets to find ways that are more sustainable and environmental friendly to reach potential costumers.



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Waste Created By This Dreadful Pandemic

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Emily Pace Delicata  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

Covid-19 hit the whole world like a bomb. No one anticipated that such a microscopic virus could tarvel all over the world. In a few months nearly every country started going into lockdowns , schools were forced to close down and most people started working from home or were at the edge of losing their job due to the poor economy. At 12:30pm every Maltese citizen would be distraughtfully waiting to hear what Professor Charmaine Gauci had to announce. Cases kept increasing and so did the restrictions until Malta went into a partial lockdown and people only went out to work or to buy groceries or medicine. The streets were silent from the noise and air pollution.



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Hide and Seek

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : Naomi Pace  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Eco Schools noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

Chameleons are wonderfully odd reptiles. They change their skin colour for many reasons, such as to blend with their surroundings, to control their body temperature, when they are angry and trying to scare others. Planting more trees ensures a safe home to these endangered species in the Maltese Islands.



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Hope

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : Naomi Pace  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Eco Schools noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

Turtles lay eggs in the same beach that they hatched even though it could be a long way to get to that beach. Turtles are soon becoming extinct because they choke on the plastic of the sea thinking that it’s their food: jellyfish. When an adult female turtle lays eggs, around a hundred of turtle hatchlings hatch and set off on a journey in the sea. If we litter the sea and beaches, these poor little hatchlings won’t be able to go on their journey and continue to reproduce. So, don’t litter anywhere and always follow the three Rs; Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. We can eliminate single-use plastic by buying reusable bottles instead of disposable ones.



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