11-14

With natural beauty comes unnatural destruction

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

This picture shows a piece of land which is full of beautiful life, full of natural beauty whereas plastic is unnatural, made by humans and yet, according to the CRI, Container Recycling Institute, 22 billion plastic bottles are thrown away every year. The bottle on the right has soil inside and so this bottle has trapped a chance at an amazing flower, tree or plant. That is what plastic does, it stops all life from growing. Plastic bottles are reusable too, but some people just decide to throw them on the floor. People are the ones to blame, not plastic as plastic is recyclable.



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Dive against Debris

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 Articles
awarded: Commended

According to National Geographic, 40% of the plastic that we use is single use and so ends up in our waterways. No one knows exactly how much unrecycled plastic waste ends up in our ocean. Since this percentage of plastic is getting higher and higher, Aquaventure, a dive centre in Mellieha decided to do something about it!



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Global Warming and its effects

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Amie Vella  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Exhibition during Parents' Day + Special Assembly, other, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Global warming and pollution are ever-growing problems concerning the whole world including Malta. This issue is mostly due to all the manufacturing of non-reusable plastic, deforestation and vehicles being produced and driven on our roads. Global warming is already having significant and costly effects on our communities, our health, and our climate.



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Why litter?

submitted by St. Augustine College : Isaac Claude Camilleri  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Why do you throw away your garbage in the streets? Litter from land can easily end up in the sea if blow away by the wind or carried along by the rain.



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Abandoned buildings in Valletta

submitted by St. Augustine College : Sean Zerafa Galea  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Many buildings in Valletta are in a sorry state after being abandoned and left to decay. Fortunately some are being restored as residences or hotels.



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Single-use is abuse

submitted by Gozo College Secondary School : Angie Said, Lisa Marie Fava  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Distribution of leaflets around the community, other, school media, Social Media
filed under Campaigning video Video Clips
awarded: Participation

GCSS Ekoskola students prepared a short video to raise awareness about the harmful practice of double-bagging grocery items. Our students carried out research online about the dangers that single-use plastics pose to our environment and to our planet. After they went to a local greengrocer armed with their mobile phones and asked for some items at the deli counter, educating the server in the process about the wastefulness fo double-bagging shop items. This video was then edited using Movie Maker 10.



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Jaqaw se naqgħu f’Ħaġar Qim?

submitted by Dingli St Nicholas SS : Andrea Micallef  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): noticeboard, other
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Participation

Bejn l-Imnajdra u Ħaġar Qim hemm passaġġ iffrekwentat minn Maltin u turisti. Dan il-passaġġ huwa xi ftit perikoluż minħabba li qiegħed f’ livell aktar għoli mil-bqija tal-art tal-madwar, għalhekk huwa faċli li t- tfal jaqgħu fil-ġenb tiegħu kif wieħed jista’ jara fir-ritratt. Nissuġġerixxi li l-ġnub jimtlew bil-ħamrija biex jieħu l-istess livell u fl-istess ħin jistgħu jitħawwlu xi pjanti, b’ hekk ikunu qed isebbħu l-ambjent.



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The abandoned Jerma Palace Hotel…..An eyesore for Marsaskala residents.

submitted by St. Augustine College : Denzyl Camilleri Brincat  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

Jerma Palace Hotel, located built in 1982, was once a beautiful destination in the south of Malta for both tourists and locals. Now, an eyesore for society, it is being used for vandalism, litter and drug use. Jerma Palace Hotel is also affecting the natural beauty of the area and the historical heritage of St Thomas Tower.



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Converting bricks into a rainbow

submitted by St. Augustine College : Yevgeny Spiteri  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

The built environment is rapidly increasing in Malta, however creativity can also be intertwined amidst all this construction. Amongst the high rise buildings one finds these colourful balconies which, at least, make the building less of an eye sore.



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Wood work along the way

submitted by St. Augustine College : Yevgeny Spiteri  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

It is never a dull moment walking along the countryside! Unfortunately it was the ‘carpenter’s’ turn to litter this rural road. Such litter can easily be taken to Civic Amenity Sites which are found in several places around the island.



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