15-18

If You sow Plastic you don’t get Fruits

submitted by Gozo College Secondary School : Coral King  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Finalist

At first glance, the viewer is deceived by the beauty of the colourful fruits that might indicate an apparent fertile and prosperous land. In actual fact, the fruits are toys made of plastic and the image gives a false impression that the world is fine withstanding the amount of pollution and plastic jeopardising its ecosystem.



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Plastic will never bear Fruits.

submitted by Gozo College Secondary School : Leeona Gauci  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Finalist

Emblematic pieces of colourful plastic are seen in the foreground. The image is reminiscent of happy scenes from kids’ programmes on TV like Teletubbies. It does in fact disguise an imminent danger; the threat posed by excessive plastic waste in the environment. The angle shot by Leeona renders the image in a dramatic way.



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Entangled

submitted by Gozo College Secondary School : Nervana Buitenhuis  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended

The image shows a soft toy representing a turtle entangled in some plastic threads next to the seashore. The image is symbolic and represents the threat to marine life posed by plastic waste in the environment.



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Me, Nature and Plastic

submitted by Gozo College Secondary School : Jacot Nala  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended

A girl can be seen lying on the grass in the foreground of an idyllic natural setting. Her gaze is fixed upon some plastic trash trapped on a bush, which definitely looks out of place in the surrounding environment. The girl looks definitely pensive about the issue of trash being discarded in the environment. The angle from which it is taken renders the image even more dramatic.



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The Impact of Tourism on the Environment

submitted by St Clare's College Pembroke Secondary : Antonia Nyota Frendo  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

Malta is a touristic country, one of the most important factors of Malta’s economy is through tourism. So, I decided to look at how tourism affects the environment of the country of which I live.



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Who will pick it up?

submitted by ALP Paola : Hanibal Mamo  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Finalist

Remember when you throw your cigarette butts on the ground, that nobody will come to pick them up. They will end up in the sea.



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Every crack becomes a dustbin

submitted by ALP Paola : Thea Caruana  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

If you throw your rubbish in the sea every crack will become a dustbin



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The Local Councils – Are they a good helping hand when it comes to reducing waste?

submitted by St.Albert the Great College : Isaac Sam Camilleri  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): other, school noticeboard, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: 3rd place Litter less campaign, WasteServ Award

This article focuses on the input of the Local councils when it comes to waste separation and reduction. The 2 main local councils interviewed were the Birkirkara and the Valletta local council. From the information gathered in the interviews, some suggestions were also given to all local councils.



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Valletta Local Council Elections – Is Waste Separation a Priority?

submitted by St.Albert the Great College Valletta : Isaac Sam Camilleri  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

The article describes the initiatives being proposed by two candidates running for the Valletta local council elections. Each candidate discusses their view of waste separation by the residents of the city, describes activities they have organised to raise awareness about this issue and states the changes they would implement if they were elected as mayor.



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EU Milk Scheme – A Contradictory Message for School Children

submitted by St.Albert the Great College Valletta : Isaac Sam Camilleri  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: 2nd place Litter less Campaign

The eco-school committee and administration of a Maltese school have collectively decided that the school should opt out of a government scheme which, in their opinion, promotes unsustainable waste generation. The article describes the way in which the school tried to discuss this issue with the agencies concerned, and the actions it took when its suggestions were not take aboard.



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