15-18

Dumping zones – an eye sore

submitted by St Margaret College Secondary School Verdala Cospicua : Ismael Magro  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper,school magazine,other,School Exhibition
filed under Photos Reporting photo

No one can miss the heavy waste dump found in the area between Bulebel industrial area and bypass road when heading towards Zejtun. This area continuously suffers from contaminated heavy dump waste including television sets, broken glass, plastic and paper waste plus all sorts of other waste. Dumping waste is illegal not to mention an eye sore to the countryside. Moreover, it is detrimental to nearby fields, water resources and human health. The chemicals and non-biodegradable materials in the waste can affect the physical environment and the waterways by contaminating groundwater and soil. In this area, the illegal dumping of waste has become a huge environmental problem over the past years. Zejtun Local Council and the Malta Industrial Parks were contacted to clean up this illegal dump waste but this area does not fall under their responsibility. Therefore, we recall for an immediate clean up action by the responsible agency.



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Plastic Sun

submitted by G.F.Abela Junior College Malta Msida : Gabrielle Zarb  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): Instagram, other, school notice board and school online newsletter (still to upload), school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: 1st place Litter less Campaign

No longer shall we be looking up and getting a glance of our sun …but mountains of plastic. In this photo, the message I’m trying to convey is, the fact that if we keep on living by our selfish ways, sooner or later we won’t be able to look around us and appreciate our beautiful and natural surroundings. Instead we will be living in our own plastic waste. This degrading plastic fragment was found on a local beach one of the millions which litters our beaches … homes to marine organisms.



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Green ? ?

submitted by Sir Michelangelo Refalo Sixth Form. : Christabel .M. Camilleri  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper,school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos

‘Keep it clean, if you want to be green!’



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GREEN WITH ENVY:THE GARDEN PROCESS

submitted by QSI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MALTA : ASHLYNN TAYLOR, ISABELLA HOGG, JULIA HOGAN, MAYA TEOMAN, STUDENT COUNCIL: MICHELLE DIXIT, VICTORIA SCHULTHEIS, YOUSEF ALNUAIMI  for 15-18
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Video Clips

STUDENTS SHOWCASE THE COLLABORATION, PREPARATION, PLANNING AND ACTION IT TAKES TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF MALTA GREENER. LINK TO VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8VlK2Z4dZ4



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Shattered Dream

submitted by St Edward's College : Maxime Dergatcheff  for 15-18
dissemination(s): During the Open Day, other, school magazine, website
filed under Photos

Glass, a material produced from sand is not as eco-friendly as we think. The making of this material is causing the emission of CO2 which contributes to the greenhouse effect. Moreover, the decomposition of this material acidifies the soil and formation of SMOG. Malta has a lot of abandoned houses and broken glass laying on the ground which not just affects the environment but the health of curious random people passing through these premises.



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The Hall of Shame

submitted by St Edward's College : Maxime Dergatcheff  for 15-18
dissemination(s): During the Open Day, other, school magazine, website
filed under Photos

The word “abandon” does not seem to impact the public so much because people do not categories’ abandoned building with pollution. But what kind of pollution is it ? Researchers have found that abandoned buildings mostly are toxic in which particles drifts trough air affecting breathing. It contaminates the precious soil as well as our marine life. Malta has a lot of these houses which pollutes the little surface area Malta has to harvest. By paying attention to the image, abandoned houses give off to the public, people will at the same time pay attention to their environment and learn how take care of the little space we have.



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Food is Precious, Don’t Waste it

submitted by San Gorg Preca College Ħamrun Secondary School : Andre Caruana, Daniela Vella, Faith Vella, Jordan Grech, Kim Debono, Kurt Vella, Martina Pace, Noah Roberts, Sheriseann Mifsud  for 15-18
dissemination(s): radio, school magazine, school media, tv, website
filed under Video Clips
awarded: Best Entry, WasteServ Award, WER Award

  The title itself explains itself on the importance to be responsible and sustainable on the food that we consume as it is indeed precious! The school’s EkoSkola Committee are taking part in the WasteServ School-Community Link Project – Promoting a Zero Waste Society in which through this and two other video in collaboration with the Video Production House Striped Sox, we are promoting the reduction of food waste and how to avoid it. This by creating awareness and also, giving tips and solutions on this. The EkoSkola team are also working on the We Eat Responsibly Project with this same theme of food waste which is being tackled via the production of a recipe booklet Sustainable Cooking including tips and ideas to preserve food and avoid wasting it as well as recipes of leftover food. The link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udxTMJnDgQI



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Beauty and the Beast!

submitted by St Thomas More College Secondary School St Lucia : Nicole Zammit  for 15-18
dissemination(s): school media,other,School Facebook Page, School Noticeboard, Monitors
filed under Photos

Nature’s beauty catches one’s eyes amongst the rubbish left in the country. If these flowers could speak for sure they would give us a lesson to be more conscious of keeping the environment clean. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!



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The other side of Tourism

submitted by Girls Secondary School Handaq St.Ignatius College : Anthea Ellul  for 15-18
dissemination(s): other, school noticeboard
filed under Articles

How sustainable is tourism in Malta and what can be done to make it more sustainable on all levels – socially, environmentally and economically.



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L-Edukazzjoni f`Malta – X`qed isir biex jintlaħaq l-għan ta’ Europe 2020

submitted by Girls Secondary School Handaq St.Ignatius College : Amy Zammit  for 15-18
dissemination(s): other, school noticeboard
filed under Articles

X`qed isir di hdan il-Ministeru tal-Edukazzjoni biex jintlaħaq l-għan ta’ Europe 2020, li r-rata ta’ dawk l-istudenti li ma jkomplux skola wara s-sekondarja jew inkella wara li jagħlqu sittax-il sena titnaqqas sa inqas minn għaxra fil-mija sal-2020.



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