Three Gozitan councils - Xewkija, Sannat and Xagħra - have teamed up with Green Dot Malta, operators of Green Pak, to promote and encourage recycling and waste separation.
The councils are currently recovering 42 per cent, or 2.9 tonnes, of the possible amount of recyclable waste from their localities.
Through this initiative, the councils will have a potential to recover 6.9 tonnes per week. Green Pak is distributing free recycling bags to all households in the three villages as well as increasing the number of recycling banks in each locality.