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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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More Development – Destruction of more trees?

submitted by San Gwann Primary : Kezayah Zahra  for 7-10
campaign: yre-entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Unfortunately, trees and open areas are constantly being sacrificed for the so-called progress and development. The article talks about a over-developed area were the only remaining trees are in danger of being removed too.

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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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Grow your own fruit and vegetables! Reduce litter

submitted by Lija Balzan Iklin Primary : Amy Agius  for 7-10
campaign: yre-entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under campaigning-photo Photos
awarded: Participation

To help reduce plastic further, throughout this year we are also campaigning to grow our own food at school and encouraging parents of our students to do the same. In this way we will be controlling plastic waste even more by avoiding buying prepacked fruit and vegetables. We would like to encourage our school community to look at the foods we buy to find ways of reducing our plastic use. One way of cutting down on our household plastic waste is surely by growing our own crops. Every class shall be having a planter or garden patch where they shall be growing their own fruits and vegetables. Parents at home are also being encouraged to grow food in their balconies, roofs and yards.



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