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GreenPak welcomes two local councils to its waste recovery scheme
Qormi and Mosta bring number of localities served by GreenPak up to 38
Ing Mario Schembri presenting the GreenPak certificate to the Mayor Rosanne Cutajar and Mr Kenneth Brincat, Executive Secretary of Qormi Local Council
Ing Mario Schembri together with Dr. Shirley Farrugia, Mosta Mayor and Mr. John J. Camilleri, Executive Secretary of Mosta Local Council during the signing of agreement with GreenPak Coop Society
In recent weeks, Qormi and Mosta have terminated their contracts with GreenMT and transferred their waste collection and recycling services to GreenPak, Malta’s leading national scheme. These additional localities bring the total number of local councils served by GreenPak to 38, covering more than 64% of the Maltese population.
The separated materials collected from these localities is sent for recycling, in a renewed push towards increasing the recovery of packaging materials in a more sustainable way. GreenPak have always endeavoured to instill the awareness within the communities to recycle more plastic, metal, glass and paper through the wide range of services it offers, from recycling bags, kerbside collections, bring-in sites and specific material collections such as for glass being held every first Friday of each month with the next glass collection happening on Friday 4 April.
Ing Mario Schembri, GreenPak Coop CEO said: “The addition of two of Malta’s largest localities offers great challenges but also great opportunities – to reach a higher number of residents and continue lending a hand in increasing recycling levels. The repeated migration of local councils we have witnessed during these last months is testimony to our superior service and the quality with which we deliver. Through our ongoing commitment, we have become the leading waste collection and recycling services provider in Malta and Gozo. This serves to strengthen our resolve to provide these communities with better recycling programmes and solutions.”
The collection frequency runs throughout the week and in localities with high commercial activity, GreenPak also provides collections from shops and small businesses on Saturdays. GreenPak runs a ‘free recycling bag’ programme which is distributed to each household in an effort to encourage ‘Recycling on Tuesdays’.
GreenPak Coop Society is a MEPA-authorised scheme and is a founding member of EXPRA, the European organisation promoting producer responsibility schemes internationally. GreenPak is also backed by PROEurope, an umbrella organisation of 35 national producer responsibility systems engaged in the selective collection and recycling of packaging waste.
For further inquires regarding the new collection schemes, bring-in-sites and other information of interest to the residents of Qormi and Mosta, one can call their respective local council, or GreenPak Malta on tel: 2166 0233 or email [email protected].
