A record 250 volunteers and 42 organisations yesterday teamed up with Greenpak for Malta's largest ever seabed clean-up.

Yesterday's annual clean-up, the fourth, covered eight locations around Malta and Gozo.

"It is like cleaning up after a party. Following the busy summer months, the sea needs cleaning up otherwise all the rubbish will be scattered in the marine environment by winter storms," said Mario Schembri, CEO of Green Dot Malta Ltd, operators of the Greenpak packaging recovery scheme.

Various local councils supported the event and a number of dive sites benefitted from the initiative. Several diving schools and clubs lent a helping hand.

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