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Red Hot Chilli Peppers under the Wall
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by Dun Manwel Attard Young Adult Education Resource Centre Maria Regina College : Alessia Kniep for
19+
dissemination(s): other, Our Resource Centre Facebook Page, website
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A lot of chillies are being wasted in the local environment, and mixed with other waste thus creating quite an ugly environment. Unfortunately a lot of food products are being misplaced and wasted instead of being shared with others and used in different ways, for example, cooking.

Pesticides…Danger in a bottle but safe in my food?
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by Maria Regina College Dun Manwel Attard Young Adult Education Resource Centre : Harrison Bugeja for
19+
dissemination(s): other, Our Resource Centre Facebook Page, website
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awarded: Best Entry, WER Award
Nowadays most farmers use more pesticides on crops to destroy insects, weeds, fungi, bacteria, and other things that feed on crops and spread diseases among others. Farmers are determined to gain profit as much as possible. Therefore they make sure that they get the crop yield they desire without considering the consequence of disregarding the harm they are causing to the environment and to consumers indirectly.
Shattered Dream
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by St Edward's College : Maxime Dergatcheff for
15-18
dissemination(s): During the Open Day, other, school magazine, website
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Glass, a material produced from sand is not as eco-friendly as we think. The making of this material is causing the emission of CO2 which contributes to the greenhouse effect. Moreover, the decomposition of this material acidifies the soil and formation of SMOG. Malta has a lot of abandoned houses and broken glass laying on the ground which not just affects the environment but the health of curious random people passing through these premises.

The Hall of Shame
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by St Edward's College : Maxime Dergatcheff for
15-18
dissemination(s): During the Open Day, other, school magazine, website
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The word “abandon” does not seem to impact the public so much because people do not categories’ abandoned building with pollution. But what kind of pollution is it ? Researchers have found that abandoned buildings mostly are toxic in which particles drifts trough air affecting breathing. It contaminates the precious soil as well as our marine life. Malta has a lot of these houses which pollutes the little surface area Malta has to harvest. By paying attention to the image, abandoned houses give off to the public, people will at the same time pay attention to their environment and learn how take care of the little space we have.

Save every drop
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by St. Augustine College : Matthias Farrugia, Neil Bezzina for
11-14
dissemination(s): school media
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Video Clips
A video made by two students from St Augustine College for the Young Reports for the Environment Competition in collaboration with the HSBC Catch the Drop Campaign.
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