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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 28 NOVEMBER 2021 17 COMMERCIAL BIRKIRKARA'S Luke Montebello is the BOV Player of the Month for October 2021. The 26 year old international forward scored three goals during the month of October to help his team keep up the pressure on leaders Hibernians. Montebello broke the deadlock in the match against Hibernians, scoring form the 11 metre spot and also scored a brace against Sirens for the very important three points. Dr Matthew Paris, Vice President of the Malta Football Association presented the BOV Player of the Month Trophy for October to Montebel- lo who chose Puttinu Cares to benefit from the donation associated with this award. Bank of Valletta is committed towards Good Health and well Being as part of its ESG com- mitments as a responsible citizen of the Com- munity in which it operates. Birkirkara's Luke Montebello is the BOV player of the month MFA Vice President Matthew Paris (right) presenting the BOV Player of the Month Trophy for October to Luke Montebello (left) GREENPAK has been named the national winner of the 2021 Energy Globe Award thanks to its pioneering project – iBiNs. The recycling project was cited as an exemplary solution which combines cutting-edge tech- nology with practical solutions leading to tangible environmen- tally beneficial results. This was announced during the 22nd Energy Globe Awards ceremony organised by the En- ergy Globe Foundation, which coincided with COP26 being held in Glasgow. The technology incorporated in GreenPak's iBiNs – Intel- ligent Recycling project pro- vides accurate information and directions to the public as to where the closest iBiN is locat- ed. Any person with a smart- phone can use the web-app (www.ibins.mt) as it includes an inbuilt Google Maps fea- ture. Furthermore, the network of 800 iBiNs feeds information to a Management System that al- lows GreenPak to predict when the iBiNs need to be emptied and optimise the routes of waste collection trucks. Com- bined, this leads to an environ- mentally better service since waste is separated by material and creates less traffic since less trips are needed. GreenPak CEO, Ing Mario Schembri said, "After replac- ing traditional bins, public us- age increased by 39%, resulting in a 24% increase in quanti- ty of waste collected, around 22% reduction in unnecessary collection trips, saving some 21,500 litres of fuel and reduc- ing traffic movements and ve- hicle emissions." With more than 180 partici- pating countries, the ENERGY GLOBE Award is today's most prestigious environmental award. It is awarded annual- ly to projects saving our envi- ronment by personal action, sustainable projects or cam- paigns for raising awareness in sustainability. The awards for these many projects are pre- sented in the countries where the project has been imple- mented in cooperation with partners, in particular with the international offices of the Austrian Chamber of Com- merce and UNIDO. More information about the awards can be found here: www.energyglobe.info/nation- al/winner/malta GreenPak scoops prestigious national Energy Globe Award