‘Toxic Island’: Local Raises Concern Over Magħtab Incinerator Project

‘Toxic Island’: Local Raises Concern Over Magħtab Incinerator Project

A Netflix series called Toxic Town has left a lasting impression on many viewers, including Denis Zammit Cutajar, who sees unsettling parallels in Malta today and prompted the following essay. The four-part documentary tells the true story of residents in Corby, North England, where demolition works at a derelict steelworks factory released toxic dust into the air, causing devastating birth defects. Zammit Cutajar notes, ‘It is the horrific stor…