Restaurants and bars to begin recycling waste starting with organic

Apr 23 2022

Starting from the 7th of May, catering establishments will be encouraged to separate their waste as part of a new pilot project.

The initiative will see catering establishments such as restaurants and snack bars taking out their separated organic waste in transparent waste bags or labelled bins on their kerbside.

The establishments will have times allocated to them, with guidelines on how to separate waste so as to avoid contamination. The aim is to increase the recycling rate across the island and use it as a source of clean energy.

With a particular focus on organic waste, the new initiative will take place on Saturday and Sunday between 1am and 5am. The initiative was announced by Energy Minister Miriam Dalli, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo and Parliamentary Secretary Alison Zerafa Civelli.

Led by the Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise, the initiative is being made possible in cooperation with the Local Council Association as part of a Long-Term Waste Management Plan from 2021 to 2030.

Minister Dalli explained how this initiative is being offered at no charge to further incentivise the separation of organic waste from such establishments due to their generation of considerable amount of organic waste.

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Netflix’s latest thriller ‘Anatomy of a Scandal’ is an absolute rollercoaster and people are loving it

Apr 22 2022

Recently, Netflix have been putting out one banger after the other and their latest drama smash has had viewers hooked from the minute it went live.

Big Little Lies creator David E. Kelley’s latest rollercoaster thriller Anatomy of a Scandal is all about shock twists and turns and trust us when we tell you that this miniseries will take your breath away.

Trying our best to spare you any details and potential spoilers, Anatomy of a Scandal is based on the book of the same name written by Sarah Vaughan and it is all about Britain’s scandalous political framework. The six-episode spectacular is centred around Rupert Friend, who plays Conservative Member of Parliament James Whitehouse.

After Whitehouse’s affair with a researcher makes national headlines and he is accused of sexual assault by Naomi Scott’s Olivia Lytton, the series begins to take shape and viewers are immediately hooked.

Watch the full trailer below:

Have you watched the series yet?

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Amazon to add 5% surcharge to account for fuel and inflation

Apr 22 2022

For the first time in its history, Amazon will be charging sellers a 5% surcharge to account for fuel and inflation.

The e-commerce platform reported that the fee will start to be applied as of April 28 due to the ever-increasing inflation. In a recent memo, Amazon wrote that “In 2022, we expected a return to normalcy as Covid-19 restrictions around the world eased, but fuel and inflation have presented further challenges,” going on to say that “It is unclear if these inflationary costs will go up or down, or for how long they will persist.”

The surcharge will apply to rates paid by sellers opting for Amazon’s fulfillment services such as storing, packing and shipping. Those who do not make use of Fulfillment by Amazon will not be affected by such costs.

The surcharge is the latest example of businesses’ reaction to spiking costs of energy and fuel. Even locally, employers are concerned about how much further they can absorb costs before passing them on to consumers, resulting in higher costs.

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14-year-old left unattended with shotgun as reports of dead protected bird increase

Apr 22 2022

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) has reported a case of a hunter leaving a 14-year-old minor unattended with a loaded shotgun.

The 14-year-old was reportedly filmed sitting in a hunting hide with the loaded shotgun in hand whilst looking for birds. The organisation also reported a number of illegal hunting and trapping cases. This morning, the Malta Police Force was notified of five dead protected Marsh Harriers in Delimara.

“It is still unclear whether the animals are victims of Tuesday’s massacre or were shot earlier.”

“The birds were found in two freshly harvested fields close to the Church of Our Lady of tas-Silġ, where a team from BirdLife Malta witnessed the illegal shooting of roosting harriers in the night from Monday to Tuesday,” CABS wrote in a statement.

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