All new-born children in Gozo and Malta will start receiving a sustainable baby box as from Monday upon registration of the child.

The baby box includes 10 sustainable products, including a baby blanket made of bamboo, a reusable nappy and a tote bag made from recycled plastic bottles, a feeding bib, teether, socks and mittens.

You Hold Their Future – is the theme of the box, which is aimed at introducing sustainable living in our lives at every stage, including at the start of our lives. Through the Directorate of Sustainable Development, the distribution will kick off as a three month pilot project, to be extended.

This project was announced by Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development Miriam Dalli together with Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and Communities Alex Muscat.

“Through the Sustainable Baby Box initiative, we want to help nurture a sustainable culture within our households. We also know that sustainable living may not be easily accessible for everyone, for various reasons, Minister Dalli said

Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and Communities Alex Muscat said that Identity Malta’s role in distributing these boxes is yet another example of the agency’s commitment towards facilitating its services.

This initiative aims to address two Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations; sustainable economy, and responsible consumption and production.

This Baby Box can be collected from the offices at Identity Malta from Mater Dei Hospital or in Marsa and the Gozo Registry Office, when registering a new-born.

Photo: DOI/Pierre Sammut

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