Eighty three children aged between four and 12 have taken part in the recording of a music video about waste separation.

The recording started in Xghajra on Sunday afternoon, which was World's Children Day, and will continue over the coming weekend.

The song, called Waste Matters, was produced by WasteServ in collaboration with youth singer Thea Saliba, who wrote both the lyrics and music.

Recorded in both English and Maltese, it places emphasis on waste separation and its impact on the environment.

The message of the song is simple - we all need to contribute towards keeping the world clean using waste facilities such as the Bring-In sites which are at our disposal.

The lyrics of the song even go on to explain how these sites should be used: Using black bins for metal, plastic for blue, brown for glass and the white bins for paper. Last but not least, the song encourages its listeners to reduce, reuse and recycle.

WasteServ has organised a series of school visits over the past scholastic year where Thea performed the song.

On completion, the video will be used as an educational tool in schools and on television.

More information about WasteServ can be obtained from the website www.wasteservmalta.com or by calling Freephone 8007 2200.