Rubbish on cliffs

submitted by St. Margaret College Boys Secondary Verdala : Thomas Grimant  for 15-18
dissemination(s): newspaper
Dissemination description: Short article will be sent to the Times of Malta.
filed under Photos


On one of my Sunday afternoon walks reaching Fort Delimara in Marsaxlokk, I saw lots of rubbish and waste at the end of Delimara point. Rubbish, consisting mostly of household waste is strewn over the cliff face of one of the most beautiful points of our Maltese islands creating a potentially toxic problem. By heavy wind and rain contaminants could leak into the nearby sea harming our local ecosystems. Few people realize that cliff or coastal waste could end up falling into the sea and that some contaminated waste could find its way into our marine environment. Pollutants like heavy metals, pesticides and other chemicals could make their way into the marine food chain and perhaps end up being consumed by people. On contacting the local council I was told that withstanding their regular clean ups people keep on throwing rubbish so I recommended more law enforcement safeguarding Delimara point.