The ERA has said hat following reports that reached them regarding waste in Comino, the Authority has taken “immediate remedial actions” by requesting operators to install adequate bins in the vicinity of the sites which were identified as the source of the waste.

ERA, in a statement on Saturday, it is also “in discussions with the MTA, who is the entity responsible to issue licences to operators on Comino, to consider additional measures to ensure that similar situations will not happen again.”

“Discussions are also pursuing with the Ministry for Gozo to ensure an adequate cleaning schedule for Comino,” the ERA said.

“An assessment of the present litter on Comino is being undertaken by Ambjent Malta,” ERA said, “following which a cleanup of the current waste will ensue. Ambjent Malta will also increase its surveillance on the island in the coming days.”

ERA urged the public and operators to dispose of waste in the appropriate bins so as to safeguard the natural environment.

File photo by Alain Salvary

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