Summer School Children Support Rotary Club Malta’s Anti-litter Campaign

Children taking part in the summer schools at the Skolasajf centres have shown great enthusiasm in Rotary Club Malta’s new anti-litter campaign. Rotary Club Malta has been visiting summer schools throughout the summer working with the schools to educate the children and explain about the negative effect of littering and how they can help reduce litter on the roads in Malta. Jelle Houtsma-Grech, President of Rotary Club Malta said “ We came up with an unique idea to reduce the litter on the roads by designing, developing and producing a bright red eco-friendly drawstring bag which is made out of recycled plastic bottles”. The Summer School children are taking the bags home to put into the families cars. The children will be encouraging their families and friends not to throw litter out of the car but to put it in the red car litter bag. Once the bag is full, then the litter can be put in the appropriate bins and recycled where possible. The car litter bag can be cleaned and used repeatedly. Rotary International have given a District Grant to the Rotary Club Malta and together with the support of HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. they are sponsoring the production of 1,400 car litter bags. Glenn Bugeja, Head of Corporate Sustainability for HSBC Bank Mata p.l.c. said “HSBC supports this campaign as the residents in Malta want a better environment with cleaner streets and a litter-free countryside. There has been great interest in this new initiative from various government entities and organisations”. “The school visits have been well received with the children being enthusiastic about the new anti-litter campaign”. One child from the Birzebbugia summer school said “If all 550,000 Maltese would litter the island, it would become a trash can”. For further details of this project contact Rotary Club Malta, email info@rotary.org.mt. Ends: Sue Simons. Rotary Club Malta – Board Member Email: sueh2896@aol.com. Mobile 99098544

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