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If You Litter, Our Future Will be Bitter

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Mariah Cristina Zahra  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Unfortunately, we are facing this catastrophic issue due to people’s laziness. Around the Maltese islands, an outrageous 91% of litter is found on land and in our seas (https://thinkmagazine.mt/the-great-big-floating-landfill/ ). This is not only ruining the habitats of innocent animals, but it’s also affecting us. Not only does it pollute land and water, but it also pollutes the air around us. 40% of litter on earth is burned in the open air, which releases toxic emissions which are detrimental to our health (https://www.texasdisposal.com/blog/the-real-cost-of-littering/#:~:text=Researchers%20estimate%20that%20more%20than,starting%20base%20for%20acid%20rain). Why do we litter? Why are we doing this to ourselves and the ecosystems around us?



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There is No Planet B!

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Asia Adamo  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Is this what we are going to teach the future generations, that littering is okay?



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The Raft of Pollution

submitted by St Martin's College : Artem Kosorukov  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

Many people on Earth throw trash out into the ocean, but they are wrong since the ocean only has a limited amount of space and the trash will disappear after many years. Many people think that the ocean is so big that if they throw one piece of trash nothing will happen, but it is not as easy as it sounds. First, the ocean has a limited amount of space and second, most trash will only be able to biodegrade in hundreds of years. There is also the issue of sea creatures consuming trash like, for example, turtles eating plastic bags, because they think it is a jellyfish. At many of the Earth’s beaches we can find bits of cardboard or plastic either floating on the water or lying in the sand.



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Dumping Ground

submitted by St.Monica School : Emma Rose Xuereb  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

People often leave their mark on open spaces and the countryside by dumping rubbish. We should appreciate nature and not litter. Plastic bags should be recycled as they do not decompose. Location in the photo: Mellieħa



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The abandoned car

submitted by St. Nicholas College Rabat MIddle School : Beatriz Goncalves Marinheiro  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, School YRE notice board, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

We are changing our vehicles to more energy saving and sustainable cars which release less pollution but where do the old ones end?



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“I’m still useful…Wear me!”

submitted by Independent Candidate : Luke De Bono  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Facebook page, other
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Clothes that are no longer wanted can be donated to thrift shops, to drama groups, or to disadvantaged people who might still wear them. They can also have a second life and repurposed into bags, used as material to wrap gifts and many other creative ideas.



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Stop Littering!

submitted by MRC NAXXAR PRIMARY : Zack Mercieca Bons  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

The Earth isn’t in a good condition at the moment. The earth needs our HELP!! This is all because pollution, garbage, cutting trees, using plastic, no recycling and so much more. Garbage IS ONE Main ISSUE. Nowadays it’s very sad going to the countryside and all one can see is garbage in the plants, on the floor and in ponds. Plants and trees give us oxygen to breathe. Also we don’t want everywhere looking like a dump! So we can help by picking up the garbage left on the floor at the local park, countryside, beaches and lots more places. If you want to save the planet it’s now or never before it is too late! Once again the Earth needs our HELP!!



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Stop Littering!

submitted by MRC NAXXAR PRIMARY : Emma Mercieca Bons  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

The Earth is suffering from a lot of pollution and it needs our help! Everyone can easily help the Earth! We should not litter and apart from helping the Earth we will be living in a better place without garbage on the street. We also need more plants as plants and trees provide oxygen to the world. We should stop cutting trees and destroying plants and throwing garbage away on the street. We need to save the Earth. We only have one Earth and the litter and garbage is doing so much damage. Stop Littering! It is doing harm to the environment and the wild animals too. If we stop littering the Earth will be cleaner and more plants, trees and flowers will grow and the world will be a better place.



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Nature finds a way, but at what cost?

submitted by Sacred Heart College : Elizabeth Jade Pace and Zoe Zammit  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school media, Students' personal social media platforms
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Best Entry

Nature has an incredible ability to adapt and find a way to survive even in the most challenging conditions. However, this resilience often comes at a significant cost. Malta is an example of how rapid population growth, overdevelopment and loss of habitat have a negative impact on our lives and the islands biodiversity.   Malta has a rapidly growing population. Malta’s population grew from 417,432 in 2011 to 519,562 in 2021, that is roughly an increase of 25%. On a more worrying note, Eurostat figures show that between 2000 and 2021, construction activity in Malta shot up by an astronomical 330%. This is leading to the destruction of many natural habitats and rural areas in and around our towns and villages.     This loss of habitat has had a significant impact on the country’s biodiversity, with many species now endangered such as the Maltese Freshwater Crab and the Vagrant Hedgehog. The destruction of habitats has also had a knock-on effect on the ecosystem, affecting the pollination of plants and agriculture.  The Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BES) index, formulated by the Swiss Re Institute, marked 100% of Malta’s ecosystems as fragile!   Nature may find a way to adapt to these changes, but the long-term consequences of overdevelopment and loss of habitat can be catastrophic. It is crucial that we take action to protect and preserve the natural world before it is too late.   Location: Delimara, Marsaxlokk Malta



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Don’t let big Bobo starve!

submitted by Sacred Heart College : Elena Loddo, Fabienne Axisa  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school media, Students' personal social media platforms
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

As you can see Big Bobo is eating the rubbish. When you put your rubbish on the floor you would not only be littering but making Big Bobo starve. Don`t let him starve, help him keep healthy by throwing any garbage in the bin and NOT on the floor. When garbage is on the floor it might end up in the sea where a lot of animals might think it is food and eat or get stuck in any garbage that you were too lazy to get up and throw it in the bin. DON`T LET BIG BOBO STARVE!?



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