15 cigarette bin disposal units containers have been installed in Gozo and Comino at the Blue Lagoon and St. Mary’s Bay, Dahlet Qorrot, Hondoq ir-Rummien, Marsalforn, Mgarr ix-Xini, Ramla l-Hamra, San Blas, Xlendi and Xwejni.

These bins are being installed as part of the Saving Our Blue Campaign which aims of raising protection about environmental protection.

Cigarette butts fall into the single-use plastic category because they are made of plastic. They take 10 years to disintegrate.

In total, 40 cigarette bin disposal units have been installed on sandy beaches around Malta and Gozo. Through these installations, the government said that the public is being further encouraged to refrain from illegally disposing of cigarette butts on beaches.

A survey conducted by the Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise in 2021 found that 98.1% of individuals in Malta who smoke are aware of the fact that dumping in the environment is illegal, while 11% of smokers admit to still throwing cigarette butts on the ground.

The Government explained that during several clean-ups organised as part of the Saving Our Blue Campaign over the years, it became clear that cigarette butts are among the most garbage collected from the beaches.

In Malta, 25 containers were installed in: Armier, Ghadira, Golden Bay, Ghajn Tuffieha, Gnejna, Little Armier, Paradise Bay, Pretty Bay, San Gorg Bay, and at White Tower Bay.

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