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Microplastics…Major Hazard

submitted by Immaculate Conception School Tarxien : Cortis, M'Therese, Mifsud, Nicole, Pavia, Selina  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Video Clips
awarded: 2nd place Litter less Campaign

What are microplastics? Where do they come from? Which products contain microplastics? What are their risks and what can we do? This video was produced as part of the Litter Less Campaign being carried out by Immaculate Conception School, Tarxien. It investigates the issue of microplastics so as to raise awareness about this problem.

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Washed up

submitted by G.F.Abela Junior College Malta Msida : Rachel Fleri Soler  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): Instagram, other
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Finalist

Let us acknowledge the importance of properly disposing of our waste. He who understands how a trash-can works is nowadays considered a mastermind. Recycling appropriately is not strenuous work. The effects of each plastic cup and water bottle left behind last up to 450 years. According to international studies, humans have created enough plastic since the end of the second world in 1945 to coat the Earth entirely in clingfilm. So let us not suffocate our own home; by recycling and being responsible citizens we can ensure that Earth no longer suffers due to the lack of care of humankind but instead flourishes and breathes.



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Malta sabiħa tagħna

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Katryna Zahra, Kelsy Cascun  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

Ħafna minn nies jiddiskutu l-fatt li f’Malta hawn persentaġġ għoli ta’ bini u ftit għad fadal ħdura mall-madwar. Iżda wieħed għandu jikkonsidra wkoll li minħabba li Malta hijja pajjiż żgħir m’għandniex għalfejn nsuqu kilometri kbar biex ngawdu l-baħar jew l-ambjent. F’Malta għandna kollox viċin tagħna. Iċ-ċokon tal-gżira tagħna, l-baħar u l-ħafna teżori kulturali u storiċi mdawr a mal-pajjiż jattiraw lil ħafna turisti.

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Reasons why you should never throw old clothes in the Trash.

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Emilie Visanich  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

Got old clothes you’re planning to throw away? Think twice. If your clothes are still good, donate them. In 2013 alone, Americans discarded 15.1 million tons of clothing and 85% of that ended up in landfills.

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Missed Shot

submitted by St.Albert the Great College Valletta : Miguel Camilleri  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Participation

A plastic bottled planted in the soil just a few centimetres away from a trash can. This photograph was taken in Hastings Gardens, Valletta.

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