First jumbo size reverse vending machines unveiled in Malta

First jumbo size reverse vending machines unveiled in Malta
May 2 2023 Share

The first two new Jumbo-Size Plastic (PET) Reverse Vending Machines have been unveiled in Malta – and they can accept multiple plastic bottles at one go. 

The machines are situated at Pembroke Park & Ride car park and the BCRS Clearing Centre in Ħal Far, adding to the 320 Reverse Vending Machines operating around the island.

These can store up to 9,000 plastic bottles before filling up completely and thus make it easier for those utilising them to recycle. 

Operational between 6am until 10pm everyday of the week, the machines do not accept can and glass containers. However, they can be returned using the RVMs in the Hub adjacent to every Jumbo Plastic Machine which continues to operate 24/7. 

Do you make use of BCRS vending machines? 

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Garbage left unpicked over long weekend in Miżieb

Garbage left unpicked over long weekend in Miżieb
May 2 2023 Share

Taking to social media, the Federation for Hunting and Conservation – Malta (FKNK) called out unknown individuals who left a heap of garbage in Miżieb’s picnic area. 

The garbage was seemingly left over this long weekend, with FKNK saying that there are still those among us who have no respect towards themselves, those around them and Malta’s nature spots.

The FKNK members were doing a clean-up in the area, saying that leaving such a ruckus is unacceptable in today’s world.

‘We publicly appeal to the authorities and agencies to sit down together with us and open up a dialogue for a solution so that these zones can be enjoyed but simultaneously protect Malta’s natural environment’ wrote the FKNK.

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Average of 3,428 passengers per cruise liner berthing in Malta in 2023

Average of 3,428 passengers per cruise liner berthing in Malta in 2023
May 2 2023 Share

In the first quarter of 2023, the total cruise passenger traffic amounted to 71,986, the National Statistics Office revealed. 

There were 21 cruise liner calls during the first quarter of 2023, which is a decrease of just 2 when compared to the corresponding quarter of 2022. 

Transit passengers accounted for the absolute majority of total traffic, reaching 68,562. ‘On average, every vessel that berthed in Malta carried 3,428 passengers’. This is 2,332 more than the previous year. 

Female passengers amounted to 53.2% of the total traffic, at 38,304 passengers. Meanwhile, the largest share of passengers, or 34.1%, fell within the 40 to 59 age bracket.

Italy and Germany dominated the top two markets for this quarter, with passengers from EU member states comprising 72.6% of total traffic. 

Italy accounted for 24.1% of total traffic, followed by Germany with 18.4%. The total number of passengers from non-EU countries stood at 19,744. 

32.1% of these came from the UK and 13.9% came from the USA. 

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Popular YouTubers Sidemen react to viral Maltese video

Popular YouTubers Sidemen react to viral Maltese video
May 2 2023 Share

In one of their most recent uploads to YouTube, three of the popular platform’s stars from the Sidemen reacted to an iconic Maltese meme. 

The clip was uploaded to the video ‘People having a worse day than you!’, as the three sidemen reacted to a bread distributor being scared by tray being slammed onto the road.

‘That’s quite funny’, Ethan Payne, known in the group as Behzinga, said as the other two laughed at the iconic meme popular on the island.

For those of you unfamiliar with YouTube stardom, the Sidemen is a British YouTube group who produce various challenges, sketches and game commentaries. 

They amassed a combined total of over 138 million subscribers as of October 2022 and consisted of stars like KSI among their ranks.

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