Commended

Litter less in Mellieha

submitted by Mellieha Primary : Connor Zerafa  for 7-10
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): other, school noticeboard, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

This year, Mellieħa’s EkoSkola members chose the slogan ‘Litter less in Mellieħa’ as part of their litterless campaign and yremalta project. After doing an environmental review at school to check if waste is being separated in each and every room, it was time to check the litter situation around the school’s outskirts.



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Muticulturalism in Malta

submitted by St Clare's College Pembroke Secondary : Luke Graham Cassar  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

In this project, I will firstly discuss the circumstances causing the increase of multiculturalism in Maltese society owing to the influx of foreigners. I will then analyse a study by a local newspaper that found that some Maltese young people are resisting this shift in society towards a more inclusive and diverse society. I have interviewed a number of students at the school I attend, St Clare College Secondary, to ascertain or negate the findings of the newspaper’s study.



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The wonders of reusing

submitted by Mellieha Primary : Isaac Duca  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, school noticeboard, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Throughout the years we have constantly been learning about the 3R’S, Reducing, Rcycling and Reusing. Finally, as an EkoSkola Member at Mellieha Primary School, I came to terms with the true meaning of reusing through a project that we are doing for the school yard. Practically, pallets and used tyres are being used to create benches and stools for the designated reading are in the school yard.



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Single-Use Plastic Bomb Waste

submitted by SNC Dingli Primary School : Sean Farrugia  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

Plastic bomb waste. In the photo above, you can see a plastic bag, plastic bottle and plastic straw. All these items are single-use plastic while on the other side you can see a cloth bag, glass cup, metal straw, metal fork and glass bottle. All these are not plastic! Examples of plastic include: plastic forks and knives, plastic bags, plastic coffee cup lids, plastic bottles, Styrofoam and of course, plastic straws. As Mr Borg, Assistant Head of Dingli Primary School said: “We encourage children in our school to use reusable cups and containers for their lunch”. I agree with him because there are some children who use single-use plastic.



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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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Relief to Coral Reef

submitted by St. Thomas More College Secondary School Zejtun : Alexia Vlachakis  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): assembly, Facebook, notice board, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended, Participation

The article investigates the problem being faced by coral reef due to pollution. It summarises ways we can adopt to decrease our impact on such reefs.



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Change your waste reduce your waste

submitted by St. Thomas More College Secondary School Zejtun : Vanni Caruana  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): assembly, Facebook, notive board, other, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

The articles report the activities performed in the school during the EWWR. They focused on waste reduction and also on other initiatives to re-use plastic bottles as bird feeders.



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Working for a Cleaner Nature

submitted by SNC Dingli Primary School : Kirstie Sammut  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Local Council, other, School notice board, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

During our visit to Buskett, it was very sad to see all the litter scattered everywhere, in spite of there being lots of bins around. Nature provides us with clean air and taking care of our enviornment makes it a better place for us all to live in. Even the water in the stream will become polluted and cause the frogs to die. If we do not change this atitude the damage will be irreversible. This entry is linked to SDG 15 (Life on Land).



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What a Pity!

submitted by SNC Dingli Primary School : Nayessa Gauci  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Notice board and Local Council, other, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Buskett Gardens is a popular green area among the Maltese and tourists alike. Unfortumately one can find all sorts of litter which is causing harm to the environemnt and is a threat to various animal species. Attention needs to be given to SDG no 15- Life on Land in order to preserve our environment.



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