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Cleaning-up and maintenance at Swatar Field
submitted
by St. Aloysius College Secondary School : Dale Delceppo for
11-14
campaign: litter-less-campaign-entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under
Reporting photo
awarded: Participation
A clean-up and maintenance activity was held was the Swatar Field by the EkoSkola committee together with Mr David Azzopardi and Ms Sasha Borg. Students under the supervision of the teachers conducted some pruning and weeding. The aim was to give students a hands on experience in the field.
Read MoreThe Impact of Tourism on the Environment
submitted
by St Clare's College Pembroke Secondary : Antonia Nyota Frendo for
15-18
campaign: yre-entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under
Articles
awarded: Participation
Malta is a touristic country, one of the most important factors of Malta’s economy is through tourism. So, I decided to look at how tourism affects the environment of the country of which I live.
Read MoreNurdle Hurdle
submitted
by St. Thomas More College Secondary School Zejtun : Katrina Vella for
11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): assembly, noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under
Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended
Nurdles, the name of the, not so sweet, as it might sound, raw material of the plastic industry. The building blocks for plastic bottles, plastic bags and drinking straws – in fact almost anything made up from plastic. However, nurdles are also covering our beaches. It is estimated that 73% of beach litter is plastic. Ingestion of plastic kills more than 1,000,000 marine creatures each year, while humans end up eating thousands of microplastics through the consumption of seafood. Studies by the European Union and the University of Malta show that only ⅓ of the plastic used in Malta is being recycled. Most of the remaining ⅔ end up in the sea. So, let’s get over the hurdle and do away with the nurdle!
Read MoreWhy??
submitted
by SNC Dingli Primary School : Yan Fenech for
7-10
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): Notice board and Local Council, other, school media, website
filed under
Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended
Why are people so reckless and irresponsible? Why do people throw litter in the environment they are living in? Why do people harm the environment and the creatures living there?
Awareness at a Young Age
submitted
by SNC Dingli Primary School : Amy Vella for
7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Notice board and Local Council, other, school media, website
filed under
Articles
awarded: Commended
Litter is causing long-term harm to the few green spaces we have around our islands and also to the creatures living there. Ultimately it is the fault of those people who litter everywhere they go. Awareness, education and initiatives like clean-ups, can help tackle the problem.
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