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Marine Litter

submitted by St Aloysius Primary School : Jake Said  for 7-10
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

This is an article by Jake Said, a Red Warrior member, about marine litter and what our school did in order to try to reduce litter that ends up at sea. Our project is called Washed Ashore.



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More Development – Destruction of more trees?

submitted by San Gwann Primary : Kezayah Zahra  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Unfortunately, trees and open areas are constantly being sacrificed for the so-called progress and development. The article talks about a over-developed area were the only remaining trees are in danger of being removed too.



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Street Litter

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate School : Miraine and Hale  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Street litter includes all the waste materials that are thrown away irresponsibly, especially those thrown away in the streets. The smallest things, from cigarette butts up to the largest ones like bulky waste materials, form part of such litter. Litter in the streets is continuously increasing due to irresponsible people. This problem is not only found in Malta, but all over the world. In fact, according to a British website called Kingdom 60% of the people in Britain drop litter and only 28% of them admit it.



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Could Covid Improve Our Earth?

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Cesca Vassallo  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Have you ever stopped to consider how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we live? Have you noticed that some things we are doing now could be saving the earth? Let us consider one simple example. Have your trips to the grocery store become less frequent because you want to lessen your exposure to the virus? There you have it! You’ve already started helping the earth by decreasing your carbon footprint.



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