Finalist

Help the Hedgehogs

submitted by St. Thomas More College Secondary School Zejtun : Janja Jovcic  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): assembly, noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

This article summarises the struggles hedgehogs have to face in Malta and emphasises on the use of the helpline that exists in order to try and save this creature which unfortunately is on te decrease.



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Consequences and actions

submitted by Maria Regina College Middle School Naxxar : Ella Rose Clarke  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: 3rd place Litter less campaign, Finalist

Your consequences, are my actions! Don’t litter our beaches!



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The future is in your hands

submitted by Maria Regina College Middle School Naxxar : Dwain Aquilina  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Campaigning photo
awarded: Finalist

Our World is choking with plastic all around it. Will you help?



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Happy to make the Earth happier

submitted by Maria Regina College Middle School Naxxar : Lilli Moncada, Martina Grima  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

In this photo, one person is happy because she is being kind to the world by using reusable products. The other person is ashamed because she is harming the earth with her decisions to use disposable items. By Lilli Moncada and Martina Grima



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Can’t you see it?

submitted by Maria Regina College Middle School Naxxar : Martina Grima  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

Walking on sandy beaches could be so relaxing and beautiful. But when a beach is ruined by trash, it can have a negative impact on the visitors’ psychological well-being and level of relaxation.



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Cigarette butts are litter too

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : Saviour Vella  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, Ekoskola noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

Littered cigarette butts account for one in every 3 items collected during a beach clean-up at Ħondoq Bay in Gozo, making it the largest form of litter. Become environmentally conscious, no one wants to see your dirty butts!!



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Lethal litter

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : EkoSkola Committee  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, Ekoskola noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

Excessive use of plastic and incorrect disposal of waste is ending up on our shores posing a threat to marine life. Sea animals and birds can get entangled and eventually die.



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It’s just a straw!

submitted by Gozo College Middle School : EkoSkola Committee  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, Ekoskola noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist

One of the most common uses of plastic in our world today is disposable straws. Although plastic straws can be recycled, their small size makes them easily missed in the recycling process. If the disposable straw is not recycled properly, it can find its way back into our environment where it poses many threats. There is a simple switch we can all make, reusable straws. Reusable straws can help reduce the amount of plastic we leave behind, making our world a better place.



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Save Animals by Saying No

submitted by SNC Dingli Primary School : Liam Reick Zahra  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): College Social Media, other, school noticeboard, school media, Story Jumper eBook, website
filed under Articles
awarded: 1st place Litter less Campaign, Finalist

Have you seen this amount of plastic overflowing in a skip? Did you know that to produce 14 plastic bags it takes the equivalent amount of the fuel required to drive one mile? This picture was taken in Mrieħel next to some shops. Action could have been taken by reducing packaging and saying “no” to single-use plastic. As a student at Dingli Primary School, I am aware that lots of action is being taken by the school to reduce plastic waste.



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Framing the Problem

submitted by Gozo College Secondary School : Kirsty Mercieca  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Finalist

The title is self-explanatory as it all alludes to plastic proliferation in the environment/marine life and the global outcry demanding immediate action necessary to contain such a threat to our ecosystem.



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