Editorial: Malta needs more clean-up heroes
You might think the local square is looking tatty, or moan about the state of the litter in your street but it is always easier to grumble about it with the neighbours, wait for the council to clean it up, or complain through a Facebook post. Most complaints are justified. Many areas around Malta are desperately crying out for a basic clean-up. The mess could be the result of a number of issues, from ineffective local councils, to litterbugs who still have not learnt the basics of civic behaviour. Sometimes, it’s not really anyone’s fault. Change is quite possible if we all did our little bit. All we need to do is to take the cue from clean-up heroes, the selfless types who will crack open a bin bag and scoop up crisp packets without any fuss. We need people who want to make Malta a little cleaner, prettier, an even nicer place to live. Luckily, in the last years, we are increasingly seeing volunteers who are literally rolling up their sleeves and picking up the rubbish that blights our streets, beaches and countryside. They’re not even getting paid to do it. Often, they do not even seek publicity. Schools are organising beach clean-ups for their pupils and volunteer divers are...