RE/MAX Malta and Victory Kitchen join forces to take on coastal clean-up

The RE/MAX & Friends Foundation recently joined environmental conservation organisation Coast is Clear, led by Mark Galea Pace, in an event to help tackle marine and coastal pollution around Malta.

Held on September 5 in collaboration with Victory Kitchen and the Happy Initiative, around 25 people used three boats – owned by members of the RE/MAX team – to lead the major clean-up around Pembroke and Anchor Bay.

Repeatedly swimming from boat to shore to collect plastic and fishing debris from the sea and shoreline, the team filled their boats with bags of the collected rubbish.

“As Mark Galea Pace says, action is key to clearing our seas and coastline – a cause we at RE/MAX truly believe in, and an idea we live by,” RE/MAX Malta CEO Jeffrey Buttigieg said. “Marine life takes a hit from boatowners, beachgoers and swimmers who aren’t aware of the consequences of throwing rubbish in the sea or leaving it on the shore. There was a real sense of pride on the day, when we saw the many bags we had worked so hard to collect – but it also drives home the importance of events such as these.

“We look forward to taking part in more clean-ups to protect Malta’s environment and we will soon...