According to the Waste Regulations published by Legal Notice 184 of 2011 and as subsequently amended by the Waste (Amendment) regulations as published by Legal Notice 441 of 2011, any facility carrying out any waste management operations should be permitted by MEPA.
To date a number of installations have applied for, and have been issued with, a Waste Management Permit or an Environmental Permit.
The scope of such permits is to make sure that certain environmental standards are maintained during the operations of these facilities. The permitted facilities are encouraged to operate in an environmentally sustainable manner. Facilities are also required to report the amount of waste that they treat on an annual basis. Only waste that are treated at authorized facilities may be deemed to comply with the environmental laws and may qualify for eco-tax reimbursement.
A number of facilities operate in various sectors; their aim is to reduce the volumes of waste, while recycling or reusing different materials. Most of these materials are exported so that they are recycled.
The public are urged to make use only of authorized facilities. This will make sure that only properly authorized facilities and competent persons deal with such waste
Should you require further information on the permitting of waste management facilities, contact the Environmental Permitting and Industry Unit on Telephone No, 2290 7228
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Please follow this link for a list of European Waste Catalogue (EWC) codes according to Decision 2000/532/EC, compared to those in Legal Notice 337 of 2001. Legal Notice 184 of 2011, which came into force on 1 June 2011, makes reference to the waste codes in Decision 2000/532/EC and repeals Legal Notice 337 of 2001.