Msida local council joins GreenPak recycling scheme

GreenPak has been operating a responsible and cost effective packaging waste recycling services for over eight years.

GreenPak Coop Society CEO Ing. Mario Schembri said: “With Msida joining GreenPak, there are now over 300,000 residents in 40 Local Councils covered by its recycling systems, making it the largest and most trusted recovery scheme in Malta.”

It is estimated that the Msida community generates some 700 tonnes of recyclable waste annually. Most of this material ends in the landfill, and following the door-to-door information campaign to be carried out by GreenPak starting in November, it is expected that this town would at least reach the minimum 60% recovery target as stipulated by legislation in Malta.

One of the winners in the GreenPak’s popular campaign “Irriċikla u Irbaħ ma’ GreenPak”

As part of the information campaign, residents will be provided with free green recycling bags to encourage their efforts apart from becoming eligible to participate in the popular “Irriċikla u Irbaħ ma’ GreenPak” campaign running so successfully in the other 39 localities covered by GreenPak.  

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 enquiries regarding the new collection schemes, bring-in-sites and other information of interest to Msida residents, one can contact the Msida Local Council on 2133 4343 or [email protected], or GreenPak on 2166 0233 or [email protected]