When handling the general household waste, I notice that almost all of the garbage consists of plastic packaging. I am not aware that this type of plastic is being recycled.

I think we should start recycling this too. And we should make another concerted effort as a nation to reduce the use of plastic bags (the boroż not basktijiet).

I just heard the news that Kenya is planning to ban plastic bags and, in the UK, one pays for plastic bags so as to reduce their use.

We as a nation introduced this in the case of carrier bags but left a big loophole open for plastic bags.

We should also take the bull by the horns and tackle the problem that our water table (mean sea level aquifer) is in. The reserve has fallen drastically and its salinity risen too much.

I would also like to ask whether used engine oil is being collected by Wasteserv. I mean they collect it themselves from mechanics and contractors who have big machinery.

Let us not poison the future of our children. Let us invest in a cleaner and healthier Malta. We can do it.