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The No-Plastic Ways
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by SNC Dingli Primary School : Samuel Abela Medici for
7-10
campaign: yre-entry
dissemination(s): College Social Media, other, school noticeboard, school media, Story Jumper eBook, website
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awarded: Participation
Have you been throwing plastic bags in the countryside? I don’t think that is very nice, so please stop this act of using single-use plastic. Single-use plastic is a type of plastic that is only used once and thrown away. Examples of single-use plastic are straws, plastic bottles, plastic bags, micro beads and Styrofoam. When they are thrown away, only about 7% is recycled. The rest is thrown in the seas. In the Pacific Ocean, there are currents that throw the plastic into certain places. These are called plastic soups and they look like actual land though they are right above the surface of the sea.
Read MoreSingle-Use Plastic Bomb Waste
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by SNC Dingli Primary School : Sean Farrugia for
7-10
campaign: yre-entry
dissemination(s): College Social Media, other, school noticeboard, school media, Story Jumper eBook, website
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awarded: Commended
Plastic bomb waste. In the photo above, you can see a plastic bag, plastic bottle and plastic straw. All these items are single-use plastic while on the other side you can see a cloth bag, glass cup, metal straw, metal fork and glass bottle. All these are not plastic! Examples of plastic include: plastic forks and knives, plastic bags, plastic coffee cup lids, plastic bottles, Styrofoam and of course, plastic straws. As Mr Borg, Assistant Head of Dingli Primary School said: “We encourage children in our school to use reusable cups and containers for their lunch”. I agree with him because there are some children who use single-use plastic.
Read MoreSave Animals by Saying No
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by SNC Dingli Primary School : Liam Reick Zahra for
7-10
campaign: yre-entry
dissemination(s): College Social Media, other, school noticeboard, school media, Story Jumper eBook, website
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awarded: 1st place Litter less Campaign, Finalist
Have you seen this amount of plastic overflowing in a skip? Did you know that to produce 14 plastic bags it takes the equivalent amount of the fuel required to drive one mile? This picture was taken in Mrieħel next to some shops. Action could have been taken by reducing packaging and saying “no” to single-use plastic. As a student at Dingli Primary School, I am aware that lots of action is being taken by the school to reduce plastic waste.
Read MorePlastic – Friend or Foe ?
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by SNC Dingli Primary School : Jayden Chircop for
7-10
campaign: yre-entry
dissemination(s): College Social Media, other, school noticeboard, school media, Story Jumper eBook, website
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awarded: Participation
Single-use plastic is in the spotlight, as more and more people opt to reduce them. Places around the world like the U.K., Taiwan, Seattle, San Francisco, Montreal and Vancouver, are joining the plastic free movement. I believe that Malta should take part in this campaign. This means reducing straws, cotton swabs and/or plastic bags. When I asked Ms. Anne Camilleri the Assistant Principal who is also part of the EkoSkola Committee, she told me: “The school is encouraging students to get a re-usable cup for their milk instead of using straws. The school shall guide students to introduce these good habits in their home”.
Read MoreMake Your Choice
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by SNC Dingli Primary School : Michele Tonna for
7-10
campaign: yre-entry
dissemination(s): College Social Media, other, school noticeboard, school media, Story Jumper eBook, website
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awarded: Participation
Do you still buy plastic bottles that are made of single-use plastic? Single-use plastic is plastic that we use once and then throw away. It is also really bad for the environment because if we throw it on the beach, sea animals might think its food. If someone offers you two bottles, one made of single-use plastic and the other is reusable plastic, take the reusable one because if you take the single use you will drink the water and then throw away the bottle.
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