7-10

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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Plastic – Friend or Foe ?

submitted by SNC Dingli Primary School : Jayden Chircop  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): College Social Media, other, school noticeboard, school media, Story Jumper eBook, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

Single-use plastic is in the spotlight, as more and more people opt to reduce them. Places around the world like the U.K., Taiwan, Seattle, San Francisco, Montreal and Vancouver, are joining the plastic free movement. I believe that Malta should take part in this campaign. This means reducing straws, cotton swabs and/or plastic bags. When I asked Ms. Anne Camilleri the Assistant Principal who is also part of the EkoSkola Committee, she told me: “The school is encouraging students to get a re-usable cup for their milk instead of using straws. The school shall guide students to introduce these good habits in their home”.



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Make Your Choice

submitted by SNC Dingli Primary School : Michele Tonna  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): College Social Media, other, school noticeboard, school media, Story Jumper eBook, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

Do you still buy plastic bottles that are made of single-use plastic? Single-use plastic is plastic that we use once and then throw away. It is also really bad for the environment because if we throw it on the beach, sea animals might think its food. If someone offers you two bottles, one made of single-use plastic and the other is reusable plastic, take the reusable one because if you take the single use you will drink the water and then throw away the bottle.



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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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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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Buskett Gardens and Litter

submitted by SNC Dingli Primary School : Julia Bonello  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 natural treasure which should be cared for and enjoyed by all. Social media can be used to raise awareness and to get the messgae across, that is, to protect the natural environment.



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Buskett Gardens – Wonderful… or not?

submitted by SNC Dingli Primary School : Timur Lemeshev  for 7-10
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): and eBook sent to parents and local council (https://www.storyjumper.com/book/showframe/78177855/Young Reporters for the Environment#page/1), other, parents and visitors, School noticeboard viewed by students, school media, staff, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Buskett Gardens is a wonderful place where one can enjoy some fresh air and green spaces. However, unfortunately it is not so wonderful as some people litter the place with all sorts of rubbish causing harm not only to the environment but also to its fauna.



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EARTH CHRISTMAS WISH

submitted by Lija Balzan Iklin Primary : Maya Caruana  for 7-10
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

The children, parents and staff of the school will be encouraged to wrap their presents in eco-friendly manner. The rule is to use only reusable material such as newspaper, cloth, brown paper … instead of the usual wrapping paper made of plastic microfibers. The children and their parents will be asked to send us photos of these gifts and in the end the winner is the class with the most eco-friendly wrapped gifts. We have gifts vouchers from esplora as well as other gifts for all the family to enjoy. This to encourage all our children and their families to have an eco-friendly christmas.



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