Commended

Reducing Litter at school

submitted by Immaculate Conception School Tarxien : Daniela Mifsud  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

At school, 5 small plastic bottles on average are thrown in the classroom recycling boxes daily. This means around 50 plastic bottles per day or 250 plastic bottles per week. Together we are discussing possible solutions to reduce this litter. Ideas that have been discussed include giving more information to students, encouraging all students to bring reusable bottles to school and installing a water dispensing machine.



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Food, disposable cups and paper bags

submitted by Immaculate Conception School Tarxien : Liya, Micallef  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

After celebrating feasts, people usually head to fast food restaurants to have a quick meal. Many paper bags and cups are thrown away on the ground. The Valletta local council is in charge of cleaning the streets and a lot of money is spent to get them clean again. To reduce litter, people need to use the available facilities and not buy extra food because a lot of food is thrown away and wasted whilst knowing that there are people starving to death in the poor countries of the world.



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Cigarette buds and cans

submitted by Immaculate Conception School Tarxien : Liya, Micallef  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Many people in feasts smoke cigarettes and drink softdrinks from cans. After the celebration there usually is a large amount of cigarette buds thrown on the floor in corners of the streets. To reduce the amount of cigarette buds there should be ash trays or people should be given biodegradable paper cups to put their cigarette remains in them so then they throw them in the bins provided.



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Waste thrown in public areas

submitted by Immaculate Conception School Tarxien : Liya, Micallef  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

A common problem that happens in feasts such as Carnival is that there aren’t enough bins next to stalls selling food or if there are bins, they are overflowing with trash. This leads to people throwing away their garbage in cardboard boxes or on the ground. To prevent this from happening, there should be an amount of bins in areas where food is prepared and they should be emptied regularly while the event is taking place.



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Disposing of Construction Material

submitted by Sacred Heart College Senior School : Amy, Attard, Maria  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): other, Social Media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended



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No BBQ?! Do not ban, just plan!

submitted by Immaculate Conception School Tarxien : M'Therese, Pavia  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Choice of location, excessive meat consumption, use of unsustainable charcoal, disposable plastic items, littering, and unrecycled waste will all impact on your BBQ’s environmental footprint. So next time, plan better for a greener BBQ.



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Obstructed view

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: Commended

Your own irresponsible littering bars you from enjoying the full view.



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At the verge

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: Commended

Plastic litter is driving us to the edge….We are on the brink of a disaster.



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Dead end Beware!

submitted by Immaculate Conception School Tarxien : M'Therese, Pavia  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Campaigning photo Photos
awarded: Commended

Beware! Excessive development takes us nowhere!



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Could be a picturesque photo

submitted by St Margaret College Secondary School Verdala Cospicua : Melvin Vella  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Display at school, other, school magazine, website
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

In this photo one can see a channel for irrigation water which needs to be cleared up of debris. The old rusty water tank at the entrance to the fields is creating visual pollution as well as water pollution. If this channel is cleared up anyone can take a picturesque photo!



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