GreenPak Coop – Recycling of Packaging, WEEE and Batteries

GreenPak switch to Melita for it's iBiNs

By switching to Melita Business for our iBiNs we were able to benefit from the improved coverage and reliability provided by their NB-IoT network.

National Energy Globe Winner 2021

GreenPak has been named the national winner of the 2021 Energy Globe Award

Malta’s Economic Vision 2021-2031 - The Environment

Let’s not call waste, waste anymore!

Our mission is to educate

This month GreenPak Coop was all about promoting better recycling practices.

Tainted Glass

Last September, Wasteserv Malta Limited, unilaterally decided that penalties would be imposed on whoever delivered contaminated glass to its facilities.

BATREE campaign wins COVID-19

GreenPak COOP collected 3 tons of old batteries during COVID-19 lockdown from its partner 117 schools.

What SHOULD and NOT

What SHOULD and NOT be placed in your green/grey bag Green bags which contain bulky items or non-recyclables will not be collected!

GreenPak COOP & Naxxar Local Council

Joint statement by GreenPak COOP & Naxxar Local Council

List of School placings in the 'Nirricikla Ghall-Istrina' Campaign 2020

Malta’s leading recycling cooperative GreenPak has launched the eighth edition of its annual Nirricikla ghall-Istrina campaign

Sales Person

GreenPak is looking for a Sales Person to complement the current team managing the GreenPak waste schemes.

Better Glass Recycling

Glass bottles and jars will only be collected in reusable containers, such as those provided by Wasteserv. As from Friday 4th September.

Recycle at Home

Recycling tips during the COVID19 situation

2019 List of school placings

The Nirricikla Ghall-Istrina 2019 Campaign has fruitfully come to an end. View school placings list here

First prize for GreenPak

GreenPak’s network of 800 smart iBiNs installed in 41 localities won the first place in the fifth edition of the Sustainable Enterprise Awards organised by the Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Businesses (MEIB)

Lack of enforcement

As part of its responsible strategy to educate the people on the need of both recycling and disposing of waste properly and correctly

Nirricikla Ghall-Istrina

On Friday 20th September 2019, the 9th edition of the GreenPak’s Nirricikla Ghall-Istrina campaign has been launched

Focus mainly on enforcement

Littering in Malta is not only unrelentless but also on the increase, with social media and news portals having a heyday.

GreenPak registers increase in plastics recovery

GreenPak Cooperative Society’s commitment in the collection of plastics via recycling bins

iBiNs web app increases recycling

The public has a new web app to help improve the environment.

51 per cent increase in collection

Since the introduction of the intelligent bins, called iBiNs, by GreenPak towards the end of last year, there’s been a notable increase of 51 per cent in the collection of recyclable materials

Nirriċikla Ghall-Istrina 2018

We beat our own record once again!

Smart iBiNs

Recycling cooperative GreenPak today started rolling out its revolutionary iBiNs

GreenPak to revolutionise waste

Recycling cooperative GreenPak will be changing the face of waste collection in the coming months

Nirricikla Ghall-Istrina Campaign 2018

Malta’s leading recycling cooperative GreenPak has launched the eighth edition of its annual Nirriċikla għall-Istrina campaign

Batree recovers record number of batteries

GreenPak’s BATREE collection system doubled the rate of recovered used batteries over previous year.

8 Simple Ways We Can Help Save the Ocean

Have you ever stopped to think about how our actions can have an impact on our ocean? Here are a few ways we can help save our ocean and marine life.

Animals That Help Save the Planet: Part 2

GreenPak Malta has compiled part 2 of the list of our furry and not-so-furry friends which help save Mother Nature.

Animals That Help Save the Planet: Part 1

Here are some animals that (unknowingly) do their duty to help us save the planet.

Making Maltese Homes Greener

If you’re a newbie in the recycling department, GreenPak shares some materials you should be recycling at home.

Role Model Countries in The Recycling Department

Ever wondered which countries are leaders when it comes to recycling and taking care of our planet?

Recycling: A Weapon in the Fight Against Global Warming

It's a fact that recycling is a key component in reducing global warming. Yet it isn't always acknowledged, which is why our team at GreenPak wanted to continue raising awareness on the issue.

Crush and Win surges past €10,000 with 100th winner

Apart from helping conserve the environment, joining the our Crush & Win Campaign initiative comes with its perks...

GreenPak’s Crush & Win Campaign Introduced at HSBC

Recycling plastic is important to many individuals and corporations alike. GreenPak’s popular Crush & Win Campaign was further backed up by HSBC. Read this article to find out more about this initiative.

Celebrity Environmental Activists

Just because celebrities are well off, it doesn't mean they can't care for the environment. On the contrary, they actually have the power to raise more awareness of how important it is to conserve Mother Nature's resources...

A Global Strawless Society?

We care deeply about preservation and recycling in Malta, which is why we've listed some noteworthy international campaigns that are planning to or have banned plastic straws already.

Why you should opt for eco-friendly cleaning products

For most of us, having a clean and tidy house gives us a sense of calm. What many don’t realise, however, is that using conventional cleaning products found at supermarkets are laden with toxic chemicals that are anything but clean...

Buying in Bulk Can Help Save The Environment

Whatever your latest purchase may be, it's a universal fact that when buying in bulk, you'll be saving money, but more importantly, the environment!

Creative Ideas for Repurposing Used & Unwanted Items

Giving life to used items is not something many think of. Once an item has reached its expiry date, this usually means it's ready to be thrown away. But this doesn't always have to be the case.

Some More Golden Rs: Refuse and Replace

In our previous blog, we spoke about the 3 Golden Rs when recycling our waste. In this article we will be looking at two more, perhaps less common (but equally useful) Rs.

The 3 Golden Rs: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Organisation is key, particularly when it comes to waste management. It allows you to manage items you don't need in an orderly way, whilst practising environmental-friendliness in a feasible manner.

6 Ways You Can be More Environmentally Friendly

Environmental-friendliness implies having a lifestyle that’s better for you and the environment you live in. It’s all about taking small steps so as to make this planet a better place.

Join our mission and be one of our €100 daily winners

As part of GreenPak’s mission to reduce the excessive amount of plastic irresponsibly dumped into Malta’s streets, landfills and sea, we are offering you the chance of winning €100 daily, with our Crush & Win Campaign!

Eco-Friendly Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas

Showing love comes in many shapes and forms - be it platonic or romantic. It also means that you needn't be wasteful in the process of doing so. Our team at GreenPak has come up with quite a few useful tips...

What do the Numbered Triangular Symbols on Plastic Bottles Mean?

Ever wondered what those symbols on your plastic bottles meant? Well, our team at GreenPak have decided to explain!

Effective Ways of Recycling and Reducing Non-Biodegradable Waste

Recycling has been around for ages. In the past, instead of disposing of one's broken items, people would make an effort to fix them.

10 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Health and the Planet - Part 2

It's the little things that count. And starting afresh with more eco-friendly habits as part of your daily routine is what helps each and every one of us save our planet in the long run.

10 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Health and the Planet - Part 1

With the new year comes a list of resolutions. So why not make 2018 as a more eco-friendly year? GreenPak has come up with a number of suggestions...

NIRRICIKLA GHALL-ISTRINA CAMPAIGN 2017

Thank you all for your cooperation!

Malta’s Largest Beverage Firms Join GreenPak Co-operative

As part of their environmental commitment to operate at the most sustainable level, the two largest beverage firms in Malta are now using GreenPak’s waste recovery systems, which already provides services to over 70% of Malta’s population.

Celebrating a Waste-Free Christmas

While the festivities bring with them their fair share of celebrations and reasons to be joyful and merry, it's also good to remember our responsibility to be environmentally-friendly.

How to Reduce your Carbon Footprint

Nowadays, we've all become conscious about our daily habits and their impact on the environment. GreenPak has decided to highlight 3 simple and easy ways you can help reduce your negative effect on the environment.

Tips for Buying Toys this Holiday Season

2017 is quickly coming to an end, which means it’s time to go Christmas shopping our loved ones. If you’re buying for little ones, don't forget these eco-friendly tips...

Win €500 DAILY with GreenPak's Crush & Win Campaign

At GreenPak, we're offering you the chance to win €500 with our Crush & Win Campaign!

Commonwealth Delegates Advise to Reduce Wasteful Consumption

Each and every product purchased comes with a life cycle, with all the stages influencing the fate of post-consumer products. This concept, referred to as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).

5 Ways We Can Improve Our Recycling Practices

The importance of recycling shouldn't be forgotten. Yet at times we might find it challenging to include it into our daily routine. Fortunately we've come up with 5 ways we can improve our recycling practices.

GreenPak to Give Away €100 Every Day in Crush and Win Recycling Campaign

Do you want to win €100 for helping save the environment while recycling? Well, GreenPak has an offer that might grab your attention...

Working in a Green Environment: Further Tips to Reduce your Office's Waste

Granted, recycling is a practice we need to start from home, but this by no means implies we cannot implement this eco-friendly habit outside our homes. Why not encourage it within the workplace too?

8 Easy Ways We Can Reduce Office Waste in The Workplace

We've already written a number of blogs about how we should and can recycle at home. But what about the workplace? After all this is a locale in which we spend a good portion of our day.

A Brief Overview About The Recycling Process

We've all heard about Recycling and its importance. That said, very few of us have heard about or know what goes into the actual process when it comes to the fate of general refuse products.

Useful Tips to Improve Domestic Recycling Part 2

Recycling at home should be something that we include in our lifestyle. Moreover, we should also make it a point to teach our children to care for the environment by recycling. And this should be done from a very young age.

Useful Tips to Improve Domestic Recycling Part 1

Recycling at home need not be a hassle. By implementing certain routines within the household, recycling can be something that forms part of your and your family's daily lives.

Making Households Greener and More Environmentally Conscious

In this day and age, we are constantly being encourages to live a more eco-friendly life. In our own little practices, we can collectively reduce the carbon footprint, and it all begins at home...

GreenPak calls for waste recycling impact assessment in Malta

GreenPak Cooperative Society is in favor of increased plastic bottle recycling. While Deposit Return Systems (DRS) are one possible direction to evaluate, it is has been shown to be ineffective in certain societal and economic contexts.

Keep Your Eyes Peeled for these Two Important Events

GreenPak always works arduously to ensure that enough awareness is raised to be greener in your everyday life. That's why we constantly try to plan events to promote our cause to help conserve the environment.

4 Tips When Recycling Glass

Recycling glass requires a specific process, so it's good to keep certain things in mind to ensure it's being done right.

Little Things You Can Do To Save Our Planet

Making sure we save our planet requires a bit of effort from our part. So how can we do this? To find out how you can do your bit, read on...

Return your used batteries at supermarkets for recycling, says GreenPak

A number of leading supermarkets are now participating in GreenPak’s BATREE campaign to promote the correct disposal of used batteries for recycling.

‘Crush Plastic Bottles’ also at the beach!

“We need to recycle more and even more. We are urging the public to crush their empty plastic bottles for recycling and stop contributing to plastic waste,” said GreenPak’s CEO Ing Mario Schembri.

Why Should I Recycle?

If you are new to recycling, or are unsure about some of the issues involved, or are just wondering whether it is worth all the effort - we've compiled this list of 10 reasons why you should recycle.

What to do with your used batteries

Used batteries which are disposed of incorrectly can cause serious damage to the environment. Therefore batteries should be disposed of correctly and safely.

GreenPak launches 'Crush Plastic Bottles’ Campaign

GreenPak Coop Society is asking consumers to crush empty plastic bottles for recycling.

Cooperative Special Award

GreenPak Cooperative was presented with a Special Award during Koperattivi Malta’s 20th Anniversary event.

Be a star – crush plastic bottles!

Some of Malta's best known TV personalities have linked up with GreenPak in a campaign aimed at crushing and recycling plastic bottles.

GreenPak Coop reports best year of operation

GreenPak Coop the largest waste recovery system in Malta, announced that 2016 was its best year yet.

Local Councils register improvements

Well-designed recycling programmes generate significant results.

It’s BATREE Recycling time!

The first collection points for recycling of used batteries as part of a national battery collection campaign called BATREE are now in place.

Nirricikla Ghall-Istrina 2017

Under the patronage of the President of Malta, GreenPak collects plastic caps for recycling in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund (MCCF). The more plastic caps collected, the more the donation for Istrina!

Turn your plastic caps into funds for l-Istrina

Collecting plastic caps of bottled water, soft drinks, jerry cans, detergent bottles and other plastic tops is a relatively easy way how one can generate more money for l-Istrina 2017.

Batree replaces Batterina

By the end of 2017, GreenPak Coop Society is aiming to reach the EU’s 45% collection target for Malta.

Is it a Bird?

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M&S Malta ‘Committed to Recycle’ a decade on

Marks & Spencer is marking the 10th Anniversary since it participated in GreenPak’s “Committed to Recycle” initiative.

GreenPak collects the majority of recyclable

Official figures published last week for 2015 show that GreenPak Cooperative Society was responsible for 74% of all household collections of recyclables waste.

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List of School placings in the 'Nirricikla Ghall-Istrina' Campaign 2016

List of School placings

Glass bottle collections from bars and restaurants

GreenPak collecting glass waste daily at night during end of year period

Nirricikla ghall-Istrina for Businesses

GreenPak’s popular ‘Nirricikla għall-Istrina’ campaign is inviting the business community and social organisations

Sustainable Enterprise Award

GreenPak Coop Society won first prize in the second edition of the Sustainable Enterprise Awards.

Nirricikla Ghall-Istrina 2016

Under the patronage of the President of Malta, GreenPak collects plastic caps for recycling in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund (MCCF). The more plastic caps collected, the more the donation for Istrina!

GreenPak rewards the 4,000th recycler!

Over 15 million green recycling bags distributed for free by GreenPak

GreenPak advocates waste management on a district level

GreenPak is promoting the concept that it is the industry itself that should take up recycling, and not let recycling be a burden on Government or local authorities.

GreenPak calls for improved waste practices for a sustainable future

GreenPak's Local Council Awards 2016

“Break the link between economic growth and waste generation” says GreenPak

GreenPak supports international World Oceans Day activity

GreenPak launches its 6th edition of “Nirricikla ghall-Istrina” campaign

St Julian's Joins GreenPak

St Julian’s locality joins the foray in a bid to step up its recycling rates

GreenPak renews pledge to support Malta Journalism Awards

GreenPak’s recycling campaign raises €17,000 for ‘l-Istrina’

GreenPak’s record breaking recycling campaign chips in €17,000 for ‘l-Istrina’

GreenPak’s ‘Nirricikla ghall-Istrina’ again beats its own record!

Hedgehogs need used clothes

GreenPak collects clothes for hedgehogs

‘Nirricikla Ghall-Istrina’ campaign

A record 130 schools from across Malta and Gozo are actively participating in the 5th edition of GreenPak’s ‘Nirricikla ghall-Istrina’ campaign.

And the winner is...

This summer GreenPak and Avantech Ltd got together to offer the initiative "Promoting Recycling"

GreenPak’s 2015 Local Council Awards

The Local Councils of Luqa, Attard, Ghaxaq, Kalkara, San Gwann and Xaghra, Gozo were officially recognised as winners of the recycling awards during the 2015 Annual GreenPak Local Council Awards organised by GreenPak Cooperative Society.

GreenPak holds WEEE information session at the Chamber

GreenPak holds WEEE information session

GreenPak best option for WEEE Compliance

GreenPak will successfully implement WEEE system in Malta

Tenth Annual General Meeting

The circular economy: Europe’s next big thing

Europe: the circular economy

GreenPak Coop ends another year with surplus funds

GreenPak ends another year with surplus funds

Attard	Pembroke
Balzan	Pieta'
Birkirkara	Qala
Birzebbuga	Qormi
Gharghur	Qrendi
Ghaxaq	Safi
Gudja	San Giljan
Gzira	San Gwann
Hamrun	Santa Lucija
Kalkara	Santa Venera
Kirkop	Sliema
Lija	Swieqi
Marsa	Ta' Sannat
Mdina	Ta' Xbiex
Mellieha	Xaghra
Mosta	Xewkija
Mqabba	Xghajra
Msida	Zebbug (Malta)
Nadur	Zejtun
Naxxar	Zurrieq
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