GreenPak welcomes beverage container consultation paper

GreenPak, Malta’s leading recycling collection cooperative, said in a statement it welcomes the publication by government of a consultation paper on the Beverage Container Refund Scheme.

GreenPak CEO Mario Schembri said: “Waste and litter in our environment is a major challenge and we are committed to supporting any initiative aimed at tackling this problem including the beverage container refund scheme, which we believe is capable of having a positive impact once key issues are addressed to ensure that it is indeed effective.

“We are pleased to note that government has already taken on board some of our early proposals and GreenPak will continue to draw on expertise and its members’ experience to provide further feedback, however, it is important for everyone to understand that the use and misuse of glass, plastics and aluminium goes way beyond beverage containers and that it takes a collective effort on behalf of everyone to increase recycling in a meaningful way.”

GreenPak has for many years undertaken successful recycling initiatives, the latest being the Crush and Win campaign launched last November, to incentivise the responsible recovery of plastics and it will continue to do so.

Last year GreenPak collected just over 60% of the plastics placed on the market by the 1,600 companies supporting the cooperative’s recycling services provided on a daily basis to 70% of the Maltese population.