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Small things for big changes!!
submitted by Gozo College Middle School : Lily-Jane Dubarre for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): EkoSkola blog, Ekoskola noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media, tv, website
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awarded: Commended
On Tuesday 5th February, a group of students from the Eco-Schools Committee went out in town to go on a “saving the environment” quest. Their mission: Go in fruit and vegetable stores and deliver mesh bags and posters to the owner and the customers.
Read MoreRefocus and reduce….No to Junk Mail!
submitted by St. Nicholas College Rabat MIddle School : Eco-schools Committee for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): Made into a leaflet and distributed to people we found in the Rabat square., other, school media, website
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awarded: 1st place international, 1st place Litter less Campaign
We wrote this article to spread the word about the worrying data we collected about the local Junk Mail situation during our Litter-Less research. We managed to enroll 9 families in our school community and they agreed to keep the junk mail they received over a period of two months. We then weighed that mail and calculated the amount the families would have collected over a year. We also estimated how much junk mail would have been collected if we had to multiply the results to the number of dwellings in Malta. Moreover we estimated the number of trees that would have to be cut down to create all that paper that will end up as Junk Mail. The results we obtained were mind blowing and all this after the massive ‘Sort it out’ campaign. Are we really sorting it out?
Read MoreAnimals we are in danger of losing in Malta!
submitted by St. Nicholas College Rabat MIddle School : Maya Farrugia & Shana D’Anastasi for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Made into posters and set up on a notice board at school, other, school media, website
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awarded: Commended
This article focuses on the animals that we are in danger of loosing. Some of these animals are endemic i.e. they can only be found on the Maltese Islands and nowhere else in the world. We should take care of these animals.
Read MoreMalta’s Waste Problem…. A Solution at Hand?
submitted by St Edward's College : Liu Jince (Tyler) for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school magazine, school media, Social Media, website
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awarded: Finalist
In this article, I explore Malta’s waste problem, namely that generated from plastic, packaging etc… I also discuss various solutions that already exist through out the world and how these can easily be implemented in Malta. I also encourage stricter laws.
Read MoreBamboo for you!
submitted by St. Nicholas College Rabat MIddle School : Aimee` Vassallo for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Made into a leaflet and distributed to people we found in the Rabat square., other, school media, website
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awarded: Commended
In this article, I point our the large amount of plastic waste that we produce and how this effects marine life in a negative way. I also discuss different options like bamboo straws that might be a good alternative.
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