Largest seabed clean-up ever takes place
Photo: Ray Attard
A record 250 volunteers and 42 organisations yesterday teamed up with Greenpak for Malta's largest ever seabed clean-up.
Yesterday's annual clean-up, the fourth, covered eight locations around Malta and Gozo.
"It is like cleaning up after a party. Following the busy summer months, the sea needs cleaning up otherwise all the rubbish will be scattered in the marine environment by winter storms," said Mario Schembri, CEO of Green Dot Malta Ltd, operators of the Greenpak packaging recovery scheme.
Various local councils supported the event and a number of dive sites benefitted from the initiative. Several diving schools and clubs lent a helping hand.
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Dylan Chircop
Nov 3rd 2009, 19:06
Well done! Thanks to all does who participated! Well I hope people won't redo such a mess in our sea(Firstly they litter in the sea and then they argue that the sea is dirty)
kristal
Nov 2nd 2009, 08:54
Att: Green Dot Malta - hope that all the bottles and items collected were checked that no octopus made it their home. It would have become a massacre instead of a seabed clean up. Thanks
Fred Borg
Nov 1st 2009, 13:24
It's very nice to hear abou people who care. Well done on keeping our Maltese shores save and clean. God bless you
S Almighty
Nov 1st 2009, 08:47
Nice job Green dot, Greenpak, and everybody who participated!!!
We really needed this environmental clean up and awareness boost...
Thank you