Empty glass bottles and jars will be collected every day from bars and restaurants along the Gżira-Sliema-St Julian’s seafront during the Christmas period, starting from yesterday up to January 2. The service is provided by Greenpak Coop Society in collaboration with the local councils of the three localities and the Cleansing Services Department. As from January 7 the service will continue on weekends only.

The service is available free of charge to bars and restaurants along the seafront in Gzira starting from Manoel Island, along The Strand, Qui-Si-Sana, Tower Road, Balluta Bay up to Spinola Hill.

Collection is carried out in the early hours of the morning to make the least impact on traffic

Greenpak CEO Mario Schembri said: “As we are approaching the busy end-of-year period, we are increasing the frequency of our service from three times a week to seven times a week. Collection is carried out in the early hours of the morning to make the least impact on traffic, businesses and the community.”

A total of 12,000 kilos of glass bottles were collected as a result of the trial daily collection service operated by Greenpak during eight weeks from August 10 and October 3. The pilot project was so well received by the bars and restaurants that the service continued on weekends every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 1am.

Greenpak, which runs the largest waste recovery system in Malta, also runs the monthly service of its door-to-door glass collection from households and commercial outlets on the first Friday of the month. In Gozo, the same glass collection service is operated every first Thursday of the month.

For more information call 2166 0233 visit the website below.

www.greenpak.com.mt