Waste Management Plan for the Maltese Islands.

The Waste Management Plan for the Maltese Islands lays down measures and actions aimed at increasing waste prevention, and promoting reuse, recyclyng and recovery of waste. The plan establishes a series of targets by 2020 to reduce the generation of waste and to increase source separation so as to promote recycling and reduce landfilling. Such targets include recycling of paper, plastics, metal and glass waste from households; allowing to landfill only a specific percentage of biodegradable municipal waste; recovery of waste; measures on electrical and electronic equipment; collection rates for waste portable batteries. In order to address such obligations the Plan proposes various initiatives, including: the introduction of a third collection of clear organic waste to improve the performance of the MBT plants in Malta and in terms of Malta’s obligation to reduce biodegradable municipal waste going to landfill; developing potential solutions that will prevent the generation of C&D waste in favour of maximizing the limestone resource; revising the eco-contribution legislative framework; involving the private sector further in the waste management sector; considering the setting up of a Waste Management Stakeholders Group in order for Government to regularly engage interested stakeholders.