Pictured above: B’Kara Deputy Mayor Ms. Rita Borg, B’Kara Primary School Headmaster Mr. Alexander Cassar, GreenPak Waste Education Officer Ms. Charlene Mercieca Magro, and GreenPak Senior Manager Ms Denise Brincat

The 4^th edition of GreenPak’s Irriċikla għall-Istrina ma’ GreenPak’ campaign was officially launched at the Birkirkara Primary School. The initiative, energetically driven by GreenPak Coop Society, aims at collecting funds for the upcoming l-Istrina 2014 through gathering and recycling of plastic bottle caps.

Primary school students are being encouraged to help Maltese charities by collecting and depositing plastic bottle caps in recycling bags at their respective schools. Primary schools in Malta and Gozo have been supplied with GreenPak’s recycling bags.

GreenPak’s Waste Education Officer, Ms Charlene Mercieca Magro, along with GreenPak’s mascot, Green Gary, encouraged students to appreciate the importance of recycling, while at the same time help raise more funds for l-Istrina.

Ms Denise Brincat, GreenPak Senior Manager said: “This is the fourth year that GreenPak is organising what is fast becoming a popular charitable activity which students eagerly look forward to before they break for the festive holidays.”

“The combined effort from the participating schools during last year’s l-Istrina 2013 event culminated with the presentation of €12,000 by student representatives. In other words, a staggering 4.5 million plastic caps were recycled by GreenPak,” she added.

As one of Malta’s major charity events, l-Istrina is organised by the Malta Community Chest Fund and involves the airing of a 12-hour TV marathon on 26 December 2014.

For more information regarding Irriċikla għall-Istrina ma’ GreenPak’ kindly contact GreenPak Coop Society on tel: 2166 1081, via email: info@greenpak.com.mt, or by visiting www.greenpak.com.mt.