Commended

Assorted Nurdles

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Amy Carole Spiteri Staines, Nicole Spiteri Staines  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Exhibition + Special Assembly, newspaper, other, school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended

Nurdles are small plastic pellets which are used to make nearly all our plastic products, but many end up washing up on our shores. Marine life is severely threatened by these small pieces of plastic. The creatures that make up the base of the marine food chain, such as krill, are prematurely dying by choking on nurdles.



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Fishing in the sand

submitted by Sacred Heart Senior school : Keira Sciberras  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended



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Do you really need me?

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Amy Carole Spiteri Staines, Nicole Spiteri Staines  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Exhibition + Special Assembly, newspaper, other, school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended

5 minutes of use versus 500 years of decomposition. Is it worth it? We do not really need to use straws, and if we do, we should ask for paper straws, or take our own bamboo or metal straws.



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A new beginning

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate School : Jeanette Micallef  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

What if we start afresh and we start to manage our plastic waste responsibly?



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Developing a new service station on arable land with the rusting excavation equipment and security fence contrasting with the green land of the encroached field

submitted by G. F. Abela Junior College : Elise, Muscat  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school media, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

The Mgarr Fuel Station is currently located in a vulnerable area and next to a children’s playground in the centre of the village. Their application to develop 2,406m2 of agricultural land was approved in 2011. Clearing of the land commenced but stopped soon afterwards, leaving a fenced area of part excavated land and rusting excavation equipment. This perfectly demonstrates the controversy of balancing the benefits of moving a fuel station away from a village core but at the cost of the loss of a significant amount of fertile land and placing an eyesore in a rural area.



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A Handful of Plastic

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Amy Carole Spiteri Staines, Nicole Spiteri Staines  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Exhibition + Special Assembly, newspaper, other, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Various bits and pieces of plastic are ‘lost’ in the sand, and eventually find their way in the sea. Pick at least 5 pieces of rubbish every time you go to the beach, and don’t forget to pick your own!



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With natural beauty comes unnatural destruction

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Michaela Tickle  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): Exhibition + Special Assembly, newspaper, other, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

This picture shows a piece of land which is full of beautiful life, full of natural beauty whereas plastic is unnatural, made by humans and yet, according to the CRI, Container Recycling Institute, 22 billion plastic bottles are thrown away every year. The bottle on the right has soil inside and so this bottle has trapped a chance at an amazing flower, tree or plant. That is what plastic does, it stops all life from growing. Plastic bottles are reusable too, but some people just decide to throw them on the floor. People are the ones to blame, not plastic as plastic is recyclable.



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Why litter?

submitted by St. Augustine College : Isaac Claude Camilleri  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Why do you throw away your garbage in the streets? Litter from land can easily end up in the sea if blow away by the wind or carried along by the rain.



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Abandoned buildings in Valletta

submitted by St. Augustine College : Sean Zerafa Galea  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Many buildings in Valletta are in a sorry state after being abandoned and left to decay. Fortunately some are being restored as residences or hotels.



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Enjoying Nature?

submitted by St. Augustine College : Benjamin Borg  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Dirt bikes are used to enjoy nature. Does nature enjoy dirt bikes?



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