On Monday, 24 August, Friends of the Earth Malta organised an awareness-raising event, in collaboration with MTA and the Blue Flag Programme for beaches, for the 1st Qormi Scout Group at Golden Bay (Ir-Ramla tal-Mixquqa). The event aimed to introduce young participants to marine pollution, raise awareness on the importance of protecting Malta’s coastal and...
Every day, millions of tiny plastic pellets known as nurdles spill into the environment. These small, lentil-sized beads, typically about 2–5 millimetres in diameter and often round or oval in shape, are the raw material for most plastic products, from bottles to packaging, and they’re causing a quiet but serious environmental crisis. In Malta, as across the world, they wash up on our beaches, pollute the sea, and harm marine life.
