Friends of the Earth (Malta) have lambasted the government for suggesting plans for land reclamation.
The NGO said that such plans were a clear sign that the authorities had failed to curtail unsustainable practices in resource use in the construction industry. Stone should be used in a sensible and sustainable manner before one starts to dump it at sea.
FoE said that plans for land reclamation indicated that both the government and the opposition were ready to give in to pressure by the business community and land speculators at the expense of the marine environment.
Noting that land reclamation did not tackle the root of the problem, the NGO is calling for an explanation of the measures stipulated in the EU-funded Solid Waste Management Strategy.