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Driven to kill with no care to nature

submitted by ALP : Isaac Caruana  for 15-18
campaign: litter-less-campaign-entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos reporting-photo
awarded: Commended

Took these photos while we were on an outing. The number plate was lying underneath the mud.

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Coffee anyone?

submitted by ALP : Aidan Vella  for 15-18
campaign: litter-less-campaign-entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos reporting-photo
awarded: Commended

We are disseminating the photos through our school facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ALP.Paola/

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An interview with a member of the Bicycle Advocacy Group (BAG)

submitted by Sliema St Joseph Senior School : Edrienne Galea  for 11-14
campaign: yre-entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

An interview was conducted with Mr Steve Zammit Lupi, a member of the Bicycle Advocacy Group, in order to get more information about bicycles and their presence in our country, as well as the benefits of switching to bicycles as a mode of transport.

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Less Packaging, Less Waste

submitted by Sliema St Joseph Senior School : Alexandra Vassallo, Christine Casha  for 11-14
campaign: yre-entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under campaigning-photo Photos
awarded: Participation

Alexandra Vassallo and Christine Casha, Senior 2 students, have finalized their poster as their entry for the YRE project. They noticed that there was waste of food and excessive use of single-use plastic as part of the Ninu l-Bninu Scheme for the distribution of fruit and vegetables in schools. They designed a poster to show what is happening at the moment and what they suggest could be the solution, while keeping in mind that healthy eating needs to be promoted in schools. They divided their poster into 9 sections and drew scenes from the school. Their suggestion is that the scheme would alternatively offer whole fruit instead of fruit which is chopped up and put in single-use plastic containers. They support their claim by saying that since fruit is not peeled it will last longer and there will be less waste of food and less plastic packaging which is ending



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Litterless Initiatives in the Cottonera Area

submitted by Cospicua. Senior Secondary School St. Margaret College Verdala : Aceline Grixti, Annastasia Darmanin, Katriel Zahra, Kylieanna Apap, Martina Magro, Maruska Pulis  for 11-14
campaign: yre-entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under reporting-video video-clips
awarded: 1st place Litter less Campaign, 2nd place international, Finalist

This video shows students of SMC Senior Secondary School, Verdala, Cospicua, doing an investigation about the large usage of plastics that people consume daily. Students did a vox-pop at the Vittoriosa Street Market where among a couple of questions, participants were encouraged to give their feedback about the usage of plastic bags. An interview was also carried out with the three Mayors of Cospicua, Vittoriosa and Senglea. Although a lot of information was provided to the students, this short video only shows comments about plastic usage and other solutions provided by local councils to reduce plastic consumption. You Tube Link:

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