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Public Places or Areas (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2018
Table of Provisions (6)
Statutory Text (6 Articles)
L.N. 346 of 2018
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT
(CAP. 549)
Abandonment, Dumping and Disposal of Waste in Streets and
Public Places or Areas (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2018
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 54 and 55 of
the Environment Protection Act, the Minister responsible for the
Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change, in
consultation with the Environment and Resources Authority, has made
the following regulations:-
The title of these regulations is the Abandonment,
Dumping, and Disposal of Waste in Streets and Public Places or Areas
(Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2018 and these regulations shall be
read and construed as one with the Abandonment, Dumping, Disposal
of Waste in Streets and Public Places or Areas Regulations, hereinafter
referred to as "the principal regulations".
Schedule 3 of the principal regulations shall be substituted
by the following
"SCHEDULE 3
(Regulation 2)
For the purpose of these regulations and this Schedule, the
following definitions shall apply
"Garden Waste" means garden remnants such as clippings, logs,
leaves and flowers;
"Mixed Waste/Black Bag" means contained mixed refuse,
intended for collection by the respective Local Council’s agent or
contractor, on the indicated day;
"Organic Waste/White Bag" means organic or biodegradable
refuse containing food and kitchen waste, leaves and flowers,
intended for collection, by the respective Local Council’s agent
or contractor, on the indicated day;
"Recyclable Waste/Grey/Green Bag" means contained, co-
mingled paper, plastic and metal refuse, intended for collection
by the respective Local Council’s agent or contractor, on the
indicated day.
Local Councils in Malta
Central
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Thursday
Region
time
Organic
Organic
Garden
Alternate
No
Attard
Organic
Mixed
Waste &
00am
Recyclable
Fridays
collections
Mixed
Mixed
Recyclable
Central
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Garden
1st
No
Balzan
Organic
Organic
Mixed
Organic
00am
Recyclable
Waste &
Friday of
collections
Southern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
1st
No
Birżebbuġa
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
7.30am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
South East-
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
ern Region
time
Organic
1st
No
Birgu
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
8:30am
Friday of
collections
Recyclable
the month
Mixed
Central
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
Organic
No
1st
Birkirkara
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
collec-
8.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
tions
the month
Mixed
Recyclable
South
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Eastern
time
Organic
1st
No
Bormla
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
8.30am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Northern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
Organic
1st
No
Dingli
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
6.00pm
Friday of
collections
Recyclable
the month
Mixed
Recyclable
South
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Eastern
time
Organic
Alternate
No
Fgura
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
7:30am
Thurs-
Recyclable
collections
days
Mixed
South
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Eastern
time
Organic
Organic
8:30am;
1st
No
Floriana
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
Friday of
Recyclable
Recyclable
collections
11:30am
the month
Mixed
Recyclable
Northern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
Organic
1st
No
Għargħur
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
8.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Recyclable
Southern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
1st
No
Għaxaq
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
7.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Southern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
1st
No
Gudja
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
8.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Central
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
Organic
7.00pm
1st
No
Gżira
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
(Saturday - Friday of
Recyclable
collections
00pm) the month
Mixed
Recyclable
Southern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
11.00am;
1st
No
Ħamrun
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
Friday of
Recyclable
Recyclable
collections
8.00am
the month
Mixed
Central
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
8.00am;
1st
No
Iklin
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
Friday of
Recyclable
Recyclable
collections
12.00pm the month
Mixed
South East-
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
ern Region
time
Organic
7.30am;
1st
No
Isla
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
Friday of
Recyclable
Recyclable
collections
9.30am
the month
Mixed
South East-
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
ern Region
time
Organic
7:30am;
1st
No
Kalkara
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
Friday of
Recyclable
Recyclable
collections
1.00pm
the month
Mixed
Southern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
Organic
1st
No
Kirkop
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
7.30am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Recyclable
Central
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
1st
No
Lija
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
1.30pm
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Southern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
1st
No
Luqa
Mixed
Organic
Organic
Mixed
9.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
South
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Eastern
time
Organic
1st
No
Marsa
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
8.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
South
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Eastern
time
1st and
Organic
7:30am;
3rd
No
Marsaxlokk
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
Recyclable
Recyclable
Friday of
collections
7.00am
Mixed
the month
South
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Eastern
time
Organic
Organic
1st
No
Marsaskala
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
7:30am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Recyclable
Northern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Recyclable
No
No
Mdina
Organic
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
8.00am
collections
collections
Mixed
Northern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
Time
1st and
Organic
Recyclable
3rd
No
Mellieħa
Organic
Organic
Mixed
7.00am
Recyclable
Friday of
collections
Mixed
Mixed
the month
Northern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
Organic
1st
No
Mġarr
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
7.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Recyclable
Northern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
Time
Organic
Organic
8.00am;
1st
No
Mosta
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
Friday of
Recyclable
Recyclable
collections
9.00am
the month
Mixed
Recyclable
Southern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
1st
No
Mqabba
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
8:30am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Central
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
1st
No
Msida
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
8.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Northern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
Organic
1st
No
Mtarfa
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
8.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Recyclable
Northern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
Time
Organic
Organic
1st
No
Naxxar
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
7.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Recyclable
South East-
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
ern Region
time
Organic
1st
No
Paola
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
7:30am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Northern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
Organic
1st
No
Pembroke
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
7.30am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Recyclable
Central
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
1st
No
Pieta
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
7:30am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Southern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
Organic
1st
No
Qormi
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
7:30am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Recyclable
Southern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
1st
No
Qrendi
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
7.30am
Friday of
collections
Recyclable
the month
Mixed
Northern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
1st and
Organic
Organic
3rd
No
Rabat
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
7.00am
Recyclable
Friday of
collections
Mixed
Recyclable
the month
Southern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
1st
No
Safi
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
7.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Central
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
Organic
1st
No
San Ġwann
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
7.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Recyclable
Southern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
1st
Santa
No
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
9.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
Luċija
collections
the month
Mixed
Central
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
1st
Santa Ven-
No
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
7:30am
Friday of
Recyclable
era
collections
the month
Mixed
Southern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
Organic
1st Mon-
No
Siġġiewi
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
7.00am
day of the
Recyclable
collections
month
Mixed
Recyclable
Central
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Weekdays 1st and
Organic
Organic
19:00pm; 3rd Fri-
No
Sliema
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
Saturday day of the
collections
Recyclable
Recyclable
1.00pm
month
Central
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
Organic
1st
No
St. Julians
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
7:30am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Recyclable
Northern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
Organic
7.00am;
1st
St. Paul's
No
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
Friday of
Recyclable
Recyclable
Bay
collections
10.00am the month
Mixed
Recyclable
Northern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
Organic
No
Alternate
Swieqi
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
8.00am
collections
Recyclable
Fridays
Mixed
Recyclable
Central
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
Organic
1st
No
Ta' Xbiex
Organic
Mixed
Mixed
8.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Recyclable
South
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Eastern
time
Organic
1st
No
Tarxien
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
8.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
South East-
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
ern Region
time
7.00am;
1st and
Organic
mixed
3rd
No
Valletta
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
waste on
Recyclable
Friday of
collections
Monday at
Mixed
the month
3.00pm
South
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Eastern
time
Organic
1st
No
Xgħajra
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
7:30am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
South
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Eastern
time
Organic
1st
No
Żabbar
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
7.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Southern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
1st
No
Żebbuġ
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
7.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
South
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Eastern
time
Organic
1st
No
Żejtun
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
7.00am
Friday of
Recyclable
collections
the month
Mixed
Southern
Collection
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday Sunday
Glass
Region
time
Organic
Alternate
No
Żurrieq
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
8.00am
Thurs-
Recyclable
collections
days
Mixed
Local Councils in Gozo
Gozo
Collec-
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Glass
Region
tion Time
Mixed
1st
Organic
(from July
Thursday
No
Fontana
Organic
Mixed
Organic
9.00am
Recyclable
till Sep-
of the
collections
Mixed
tember )
month
Gozo
Collection
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Glass
Region
Time
1st
Organic
Għajn-
Thursday
No
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
8.00am
Recyclable
sielem
of the
collections
Mixed
month
Gozo
Collec-
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Glass
Region
tion Time
Mixed
1st
Organic
7.00am
(from July
Thursday
No
Għarb
Organic
Mixed
Organic
(Saturday
Recyclable
till Sep-
of the
collections
10.30am)
Mixed
tember)
month
Gozo
Collec-
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Glass
Region
tion Time
1st
Organic
Mixed
Thursday
No
Għasri
Organic
Mixed
Organic (from Jul
7.00am
Recyclable
of the
collections
till Sep)
Mixed
month
Gozo
Collec-
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Glass
Region
tion Time
Mixed
1st
Organic
(from June
Thursday
No
Kerċem
Organic
Mixed
Organic
8.00am
Recyclable
till Sep-
of the
collections
Mixed
tember)
month
Gozo
Collec-
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Glass
Region
tion Time
1st
Organic
Thursday
No
Marsalforn
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
8.00am
Recyclable
of the
collections
Mixed
month
Gozo
Collec-
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Glass
Region
tion Time
1st
Organic
Mixed
Thursday
No
Munxar
Organic
Mixed
Organic (from Jul
8.00am
Recyclable
of the
collections
till Sep)
Mixed
month
Gozo
Collec-
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Glass
Region
tion Time
1st
Organic
Thursday
No
No
Nadur
Organic
Mixed
Organic
10.30am
Recyclable
of the
collections
collections
Mixed
month
Gozo
Collec-
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Glass
Region
tion Time
1st
Organic
Thursday
No
Qala
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
7.30am
Recyclable
of the
collections
Mixed
month
Gozo
Collec-
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Glass
Region
tion Time
1st
Organic
Thursday
No
Rabat Gozo
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
7.00am
Recyclable
of the
collections
Mixed
month
Gozo
Collec-
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Glass
Region
tion Time
Mixed
1st
Organic
San Law-
(from June
Thursday
No
Organic
Mixed
Organic
8.00am
Recyclable
renz
till Sep-
of the
collections
Mixed
tember)
month
Gozo
Collec-
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Glass
Region
tion Time
Mixed
1st
Organic
(from June
Thursday
No
Sannat
Organic
Mixed
Organic
7.00am
Recyclable
till Sep-
of the
collections
Mixed
tember)
month
Gozo
Collec-
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Glass
Region
tion Time
Mixed
1st
Organic
(from July
Thursday
No
Xagħra
Organic
Mixed
Organic
8.00am
Recyclable
till Sep-
of the
collections
Mixed
tember)
month
Gozo
Collec-
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Glass
Region
tion Time
1st
Organic
Thursday
No
Xewkija
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
7.00am
Recyclable
of the
collections
Mixed
month
Gozo
Collec-
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Glass
Region
tion Time
1st
Organic
Thursday
No
Xlendi
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
8.30am
Recyclable
of the
collections
Mixed
month
Gozo
Collec-
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Glass
Region
tion Time
1st
Organic
Żebbuġ
Thursday
No
Organic
Mixed
Organic
Mixed
7.30am
Recyclable
Gozo
of the
collections
Mixed
month
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