Mġarr ix-Xini has been declared the first White Flag beach in Gozo.
A White Flag beach represents a beach fully cleaned from plastic and other non-degradable waste.
Gozo Minister Justyne Caruana said more work should be done for the standard to be reached by all other bays in Gozo within a few years, starting with Marsalforn and Daħlet Qorrot in Nadur.
Other white flag beaches in Malta are Wied iż-Żurrieq and Golden Bay.