{"id":174906,"date":"2025-12-09T05:53:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T05:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/174906\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T05:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T05:53:07","slug":"rangers-report-illegal-dumping-and-toxic-fires-in-northwest-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/174906\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers report illegal dumping and toxic fires in northwest Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.newsbook.com.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/08154352\/595766649_855765317390042_3548378942769525780_n.jpg\" data-caption=\"Malta Ranger Unit \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"379\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/595766649_855765317390042_3548378942769525780_n-696x379.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Malta Ranger Unit illegal dumping and burning\"\/><\/a>Malta Ranger Unit<\/p>\n<p>The Malta Ranger Unit has reported a case of illegal dumping and burning in the northwest of the country, denouncing the act as a product of greed with widespread environmental and public health consequences.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Sunday, the rangers detailed that an individual, known for dumping mixed material including metal, tyres, and other bulky waste, sets the piles alight and leaves the site. The material is later sorted so the metal scraps can be collected for cash.<\/p>\n<p>The unit condemned the offender\u2019s disregard for local residents, who are forced to inhale toxic smoke from the fires. \u201cThe greed of certain people knows no boundaries\u2026 Selfishness is widespread,\u201d the rangers said.<\/p>\n<p>The rangers confirmed they are continuing to monitor the situation and are working with the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) in the hope that the offender can be held accountable. They thanked ERA officers for their swift response to the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Stay updated. Download the free app.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/mt\/app\/newsbook\/id571996678\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"social-cta-app-store-button-bg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.newsbook.com.mt\/pub\/icons\/app-store.svg\" alt=\"Apple App Store\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.vioside.Newsbook&amp;pli=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"social-cta-app-store-button-bg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.newsbook.com.mt\/pub\/icons\/play-store.svg\" alt=\"Google Play Store\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Malta Ranger Unit The Malta Ranger Unit has reported a case of illegal dumping and burning in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":174907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[273,111,139,69,147],"class_list":{"0":"post-174906","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-new-zealand","10":"tag-newzealand","11":"tag-nz","12":"tag-science"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}