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Plastic – Friend or Foe ?

submitted 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
filed under Articles
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”.

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Make Your Choice

submitted 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
filed under Articles
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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End Single-Use Plastic

submitted by SNC Dingli Primary School : Zoe Sciberras  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Facebook page, noticeboard, other, school media, Story Jumper eBook, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Single-use plastics are plastics that are only used once and then thrown away. These usually include cups, plates, cutlery and straws. These single-use items are sold with plastic wrappers in many supermarkets.

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A World of Plastic

submitted by SNC Dingli Primary School : Gregory Bugeja  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): College Social Media, other, school noticeboard, school media, Story Jumper eBook, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Single-use plastics are plastics which are used once and then thrown into landfills, and often ending up in oceans. Single-use plastics include: plastic bags, straws, plastic bottles and product wrapping.

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Framing the Problem

submitted by Gozo College Secondary School : Kirsty Mercieca  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Finalist

The title is self-explanatory as it all alludes to plastic proliferation in the environment/marine life and the global outcry demanding immediate action necessary to contain such a threat to our ecosystem.



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