GreenPak has launched the Nirriċikla għall-Istrina (Recycling for L-Istrina) campaign in the presence of President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca and Environment Minister José Herrera at San Anton Palace.
Five schools – Gozo College San Lawrenz Primary, St Francis School St Paul’s Bay, Helen Keller Resource Centre, St Benedict College Ħal Għaxaq Primary School and San Ġorġ Preca College Valletta Primary – were awarded a trophy. St Benedict College Ħal Għaxaq Primary School also received a certificate for collecting the highest amount of plastic caps for five consecutive years.
The students have collected 9,414 kilos of caps over the past five years. Seen here, from left, are Gozo College San Lawrenz Primary class teacher Marcelle Cassar, Dr Herrera, student Alice Hayward, President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca and GreenPak Coop president Victor Galea.