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2nd place Litter less Campaign

Have we become too dependent on plastic to realise the situation is becoming suffocating?

submitted by St Benedict College Middle School Kirkop : EkoSkola Committee for 11-14
campaign: litter-less-campaign-entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media, website
filed under campaigning-photo Photos
awarded: 2nd place Litter less Campaign, Finalist

submitted by ALP Paola : Liam Cremona for 15-18
campaign: litter-less-campaign-entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under campaigning-photo Photos
awarded: 2nd place Litter less Campaign, Best YREstayshome Award, Finalist, YREstayshome International Award

People look in a mirror to see a desired reflection of themselves. The plastic bottle is looking at the mirror knowing that the right choice is being reflected back as a glass bottle.

submitted by SNC Dingli Primary School : Jean Pulis for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Notice board and Local Council, other, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: 2nd place Litter less Campaign, Finalist

Last Friday I went to Buskett with my friends and we were disappointed to see garbage all over the place. Whoever is doing this behaviour must STOP. It is a shame when people litter in Buskett because it will not remain a beautiful and safe place for a hike or a picnic. We saw rubbish even close to garbage bins. This shows how careless people are because instead of throwing rubbish in the bins, they just throw it without even looking, so the trash ends up right beside these bins. People need to start pulling up their sleeves and to start cleaning the environment. Leaving trash will wither the trees in Buskett. If we lose Buskett, we will harm ourselves, because trees give us oxygen and without oxygen we will not be able to live. I encourage everyone to be responsible and take care of the environment around us.

submitted by Maria Regina College Middle School Naxxar : David Nichita and Sim Huadpaknam for 11-14
campaign: yre-entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos reporting-photo
awarded: 2nd place Litter less Campaign

Trash in the water and on the shore can be mistaken as food by wildlife.

submitted by Dun Manwel Attard Young Adult Education Resource Centre Maria Regina College : Justin Cassar for 19-25
campaign: yre-entry
dissemination(s): Facebook and Noticeboard, other, school media, website
filed under Photos reporting-photo
awarded: 2nd place Litter less Campaign

Lessening our demand as well as the impact of our development on the environment requires reducing the use of products that cannot be recycled and investing more in reusable items.

submitted by Maria Regina College Dun Manwel Attard Young Adult Education Resource Centre : Nigel Cremona for 15-18
campaign: yre-entry
dissemination(s): Facebook, noticeboard, other, school media, website
filed under Photos reporting-photo
awarded: 2nd place Litter less Campaign

Life is like a boomerang – what you give is what you get. This is what is happening – a lot of waste is being thrown away carelessly by humans without thinking about the consequences. As a result, this waste is being misplaced and is ending up in our food chain. Unfortunately our oceans are becoming very popular in being referred to as the new dumping sites.

submitted by Immaculate Conception School Tarxien : M'Therese, Pavia for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: 2nd place Litter less Campaign

Marine plastic litter is not virtual. It’s a reality you and I have to face!

submitted by Gozo College Seondary School : Owen Bugeja for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): Ekoskola GCSS facebook page, other, school media, website
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: 2nd place Litter less Campaign, WasteServ Award

Sometimes it seems a daunting effort to keep our countryside pristine as shown in this photo. But if everyone reaches out and does his/her effort we can all enjoy a view not littered by man-made materials which will outlast us all.

submitted by St Margaret College Secondary School Verdala Cospicua : Andre Azzopardi for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, other, School Exhibition, school magazine
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: 2nd place Litter less Campaign

Recently, strong winds hit the Maltese islands and the rough sea unveiled ample litter floating in Cospicua Dock. The floating litter consisted of trash and household toxic substances that are improperly disposed of on land or in water. Water cans, plastic bottles and cups as well as oil cans, spray metal bottles, ropes and other forms of litter have been seen floating at Cospicua Dock. This constitutes an eye sore for passers-by along the Cospicua Dock promenade. Litter which ends up in the sea can travel long distances owing to strong currents and winds. It can directly affect marine life and birds, get caught in fishing nets, damage boat motors and smells bad. Furthermore, plastic bags and plastic wrap can easily be swallowed by fish and birds and suffocate them. After contacting the Cospicua Local Council, the necessary steps were taken to clean up the litter at Cospicua Dock.

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