11-14

Making a flower pot out of a plastic bottle

submitted by San Gwann Primary : Jethro Azzopardi Duca  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Campaigning video Video Clips
awarded: Commended

How you can turn a simple plastic bottle into a lovely flower pot for your garden.



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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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Just a couple of metres away!

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: Commended

The trash can is only a couple of metres away but still someone didn’t bother to dispose of his/her trash properly. Why? Is it laziness or plain apathy? Some people still don’t care enough for the people and the environment around.



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Scavenger Trash Hunt

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: Commended

Seems like a fun game looking for cigarette butts and microplastics and other trash in the sand but when you look at the amount of trash gathered then it’s not fun anymore. This was taken during a beach clean up. The number of cigarette butts collected was enormous.



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Goodbye Mayo!

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

A turtle called Mayo is released back to the sea after months of rehabilitation. Everyone who had the opportunity to attend was so happy. But this would not have been needed if it wasn’t for human egoism. Mayo had ingested a fishing hook and was injured as well. Once again, we have human egoism leaving a bad impact on the environment. It’s a pity these beautiful creatures must suffer because of this.



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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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Sustainable Tourism in Malta

submitted by St Clare College Pembroke Secondary : Nilai Bugeja  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

Tourism is very important to keep the economy going. Many places in the world rely heavily on tourism as a key source of income and employment. Unfortunately, tourism can also be a source of problems, especially if it is not managed well. Sustainable tourism is an industry committed to making a low impact on the environment and local culture, while helping to generate future employment for local people. Sustainable tourism is composed of three pillars which are: Social Justice, Economic Development and Environmental Integrity. The goal of sustainable tourism is to ensure that development is a positive experience for locals, tourism companies and tourists.



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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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