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Burying Ourselves

submitted by St.Thomas More College- Tarxien Middle School : Ruslana Barbara  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper,website,school media
filed under Articles

As a young reporter for the environment, I investigated the impact of plastic waste on our environment. Figures show that we are surely in a crisis and if we keep ignoring this issue we will end up buried ourselves with our own waste. Plastic waste is certainly detrimental to our health and to several animal species. In this article several suggestions are made including: using glass instead of plastic bottles, using re-usable plastic bottles and introduce refundable deposit systems on plastic bottles.

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A Special Day for our Friends

submitted by St.Thomas More College- Tarxien Middle School : Sameah Al Shikha Zammit , Suraiya Hidayathullah  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper,website,school media
filed under Articles

Last October 2017, our school organised a special event inviting special guests…our own pets!! As young reporters for the environment, we had the chance to report on this activity by interviewing people (including our Head of School) and taking photos. Through our work, we need to send a strong message against animal cruelty. We strongly believe in Mahatma Gandhi’s quote: “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

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Greasy Trash

submitted by ALP Paola : Christie Farrugia, Joshua Mercieca, Lydon Delia Zahra, Ryan Zammit  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): other, School Assembly, School Open Day in April, school media, website
filed under Reporting video Video Clips
awarded: 1st place Litter less Campaign

How should burnt oil be thrown away? Can we recycle it? These are the questions that our students asked and researched after noticing the amount of oil that is thrown away. The research involved internet research, vox pops, an online survey, interviews to WasteServ and an interview to the Mayor of the locality. Towards the end of the video the students created a short tutorial on how oil should be disposed of correctly.        

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Karma.

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

If the environment was karma, we would be in a bigger mess than this. Let’s prevent an apocalyptic future by littering less and protecting the environment.



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TOYING AROUND WITH OUR WASTE

submitted by G.F.Abela, Junior College, Msida, Malta : Naomi Mallia  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media,other,FB and instagram
filed under Campaigning photo Photos

It looks like the toy truck ended up in the middle of a field because a family wanted to get rid of it. This mentality of ‘out of sight, out of mind’ is a major problem in our country. By throwing out unwanted stuff where you are not able to see them anymore, it does not mean that they will vanish and your problem is solved. Hence, in order to improve such a way of thinking, we should promote the concept of re-using goods. In this case, the toy truck could have been re-used by another child either by selling it or donating it to charities.



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