Bottles, plastic, metal and other litter was scooped up from the seafloor in Valletta's Banjijiet as part of an underwater clean-up held this morning to mark Earth Day.  

Seventeen divers took part in the clean-up operation held days before the start of the Valletta Green Festival.

Environment Minister José Herrera thanked all those who took part in the clean-up and said it was essential that his ministry was directly involved in keeping Malta clean. 

The clean-up was organised by the Environment Ministry and Valletta 2018 Foundation, in collaboration with Wastserv, Diveshack and Nature Trust. 

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