Waste at your service
Video: Mark Zammit Cordina
A visit to a waste facility may not be many people's idea of fun but quite a good number answered WasteServ's call and visited the Sant’Antnin waste treatment plant in Marsascala, which opened its doors to the public today.
Activities included face painting, jugglers, games, animators, stilt walkers and arts and crafts for children, while site tours in a double decker bus were organised for families to learn the processes undertaken at the plant.
The day remains open to the public until 4.30pm.
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paul camilleri
Nov 26th 2012, 13:34
I wonder were are all those people that protested against this plant a few years back? i also notice that none of them are protesting that they do not wish to receive a reduction on their electricity bills! now they go on television and state oh i cant smell anything! not the same song they were crying about a few years ago.i remeber them saying it will ruin wied il Ghajn and drop property value
Mrs M. Attard
Nov 26th 2012, 10:05
What criteria has been used to find the 'priviledged 3000 families who will benefit from energy discounts?? In it's heyday this plant was smelt from all over the village and this includes Bellavista, Siberia, San Tumas and even Zonqor areas. Answers please.
Simon Abela
Nov 26th 2012, 02:09
This is incredible News, In the 90 the Pl have refused to talk about Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste and even Air Pollution and now seems that this company is being blessed by the same Government that did not even wanted to listen to biodegradable Bags with the Hamrun Local Council. What a joke I wonder why all this publicity.
Simon Abela
Env Engineer TX
Anthony Camilleri
Nov 25th 2012, 17:25
Prosit Wasteserv. How about organising tours in the summer when the area stinks of rotting rubbish to say the least. Have been complaining since 2010, come next summer.....
John Briffa
Nov 26th 2012, 05:05
The WasteServ like any other have odour issues and it is offensive to anyone but they could built odour scrubbers to cut down the offensive stench, they could even use the plants gases to run machineries, blowers and boilers. As for the civil workers their immune system will handle their environment but they should also be protected with hepatitis A shots.The job has to be done by someone afterall
C Cassar
Nov 25th 2012, 17:21
A great educational initiative but wasted on many Maltese who fail to understand what education is.
Pierre Ciantar
Nov 26th 2012, 08:47
100% agree. I am a resident in Marsascala and can assure everyone that up to 10 years ago it used to smell really aweful at times but in the last years I'd rarely ever smelled anything. And must admit glad to be part of a place where we shall have one of the biggest and nicest parks in Malta. And yes just beside a recycling plant..why not.
Marc Storace
Nov 25th 2012, 15:39
Prosit ! ...pass il-quddiem :-)
Johan zammit
Nov 25th 2012, 17:43
You said a pace forward How do you describe the matter that foul offensive smell is still being experienced by the residents
Anthony Mizzi
Nov 25th 2012, 13:45
Imma dawn bis-serjeta? Harga mal familja go impjant tar-riciklagg!!
X'kien jonqos l-iljunfanti, it-tigri u min ibiegh il-popcorn u nachos????
John Briffa
Nov 25th 2012, 14:56
L-ideja hi, edukazzjoni kemm ghal-kbar u zghar. Il-Ministru ta l-edukazzjoni ghandu wkoll iheggeg l-iskejjel biex jorganizzaw tours f'dan il-qasam biex jightalmu ezatt x'jigri wara li narmu l-iskald jew wara l-flushing a toilet.U b'hekk nitghalmu biex nipprotegu aktar l-ambjent.
John Zammit
Nov 25th 2012, 16:10
That's what schools should avoid to do in bringing children to an area were gas could be in the surroundings
Anthony Mizzi
Nov 25th 2012, 16:56
Bhal meta kellew mibna il fliexken tal-hgieg u gew mibdula ghal plastic biex ikollna il-plastic x'iriciklaw!
Luciano Chetcuti
Nov 25th 2012, 18:12
@ John Zammit
Not only gas but also the risk of rodents and other parasites. I passed by this afternoon and there was quite a stench... phew... imsieken min jahdem hemmhekk.
John Zammit
Nov 25th 2012, 13:41
The "Sant-Antnin recycling plant was originally made to turn waist into Compost But up to now no compost was retrieved. Further if you want to have a look at the plant the best day is during the week when it's working not on a day that prior to it saw an invasion of foreign coloured persons all cleaning the area
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