Deposit of Wastes and Rubble (Fees)

L.N. 22 of 2025

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT

(CAP. 549)

Deposit of Wastes and Rubble (Fees)

(Amendment) Regulations, 2025

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 54 and 55 of

the Environment Protection Act, the Minister responsible for the

environment, after consultation with the Environment and Resources

Authority, and with the concurrence of the Minister for finance, has

made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Deposit of Wastes

commencement.

and Rubble (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 and these

regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Deposit of

Wastes and Rubble (Fees) Regulations, hereinafter referred to as the

"principal regulations".

(2) These regulations shall come into force within two (2)

months from their publication in the Gazette.

Schedule B to the principal regulations shall be substituted

by the following new Schedule

"SCHEDULE B

Deposit Sites

I - Public Deposit Sites on Land

1. Waste Management Facility within ECOHIVE Complex,

Tul il-Kosta Street, Naxxar.

2. Materials Recovery Facility - Sant’Antnin Waste Treatment

Plant, Marsascala.

Temporary Waste Transfer Station - Tal-Qortin, Xagħra,

Gozo.

Thermal Treatment Facility, Triq il-Biċċerija, Marsa.

Civic Amenity Site, Ramla Road, Magħtab.

Civic Amenity Site, Triq it-Territorjal, Mrieħel.

Civic Amenity Site, Triq Birżebbuġa, Ħal Far.*

Civic Amenity Site, Luqa.

Civic Amenity Site, Ta’ Qali.*

Civic Amenity Site, Tal-Kus, limits of Xewkija, Gozo.*

Private facilities contracted to provide public services in

waste management.

Multi-Material Recovery Facility, Ħal Far.

Material Recovery Facility, Naxxar.

* Ħal Far, Ta’ Qali and Tal-Kus Civic Amenity Sites are open for

the domestic and commercial sectors.

II - Sites at Sea

A deposit site for dredged material and inert uncontaminated

geological material having a radius of about 350 meters and centered

on Latitude 35°55.1´N and Longitude 14°34.0´E.".

3. Schedule C to the principal regulations shall be Substitutes

Schedule C to

substituted by the following new Schedule

the principal

regulations.

"SCHEDULE C

Table 1: Tariffs due for the deposit of waste and, or WEEE in public

waste management facilities

Waste and, or WEEE

€

Per tonne

A

Mixed

waste

deposited

for

landfilling in any public facility and,

or private facilities contracted to

Refer to Table 3

provide such public service, which in

either case are intended to provide

services of this nature.

B

Waste deposited for biological

treatment or similar technology at

any public facility and, or private

facilities contracted to provide such

public service, which in either case

are intended to provide services

of this nature*.

C

Dry waste separated at source,

suitable for recycling and, or

recovery deposited at any public

0.50

facility and, or private facilities

contracted to provide such public

service, which in either case are

intended to provide services of this

nature*.

D

At source segregated bulky (dry)

waste streams for recycling

deposited at any public facility and,

or private facilities contracted to

Refer to Table 2

provide such public service, which

in either case are intended to

provide services of this nature on

behalf of Local Councils + .

E

At source segregated bulky waste

streams for recycling deposited by

Refer to Table 2 + 35%

the commercial sector in one (1) of

#

the identified Civic Amenity Sites*. supplementary fee

F

Dry waste separated at source,

0.50 (row C) + 35%

suitable for recycling and, or recovery supplementary fee #

deposited by the commercial sector in

one (1) of the identified Civic

Amenity Sites*.

* Should waste declared as being at source segregated be found

to be mixed with other waste e.g. organic waste, the applicable rate

shall be the standard landfill rate indicated in row A together with

charges for transportation of the waste to the landfill

Provided that waste deposited and, or delivered after

normal landfill operating hours as determined by the operator shall be

charged an additional fee of two euro (€2) per metric tonne or as the

government entity entrusted with the responsibility for waste

management strategy implementation may so require to allow for the

cost of double handling.

+

Bulky waste operators operating on behalf of Local Councils

and depositing at Civic Amenity Sites shall be exempted from any

charges.

# Waste streams being accepted at the three (3) Civic Amenity Sites

open for the commercial sector are: recyclables, flat glass, textiles,

wood, mattresses, gypsum and expanded polystyrene.

The above rates are exclusive of VAT and may be adjusted

periodically to reflect changes to the Retail Price Index.

The a b o v e rates s h a l l not apply to waste directed for

treatment at the Thermal Treatment Facility.

Table 2: Phasing in of Cost Recovery Charges on Waste Streams

(€/tonne)

Total Cost

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037

per Tonne

Wood

105 115 125 140 150 160 170 170

Textiles

105 115 125 135 145 155 165 165

Mattresses

100 110 120 135 145 155 170 180 180

Tyres

Flat Glass

Gypsum

115 135 155 175 195 215 240 260 280 300 300

Expanded

100 130 165 200 235 265 300 335 370 400 435 470 470

Polystyrene

100 130 165 200 235 265 300 335 370 400 435 470 470

Table 3: Phasing in of cost charges for mixed waste deposited for

land filling

Table 4: Tariffs for Treatment of Non-Hazardous Waste at the

Thermal Treatment Facility, Triq il-Biċċerija, Marsa

Waste Stream

€

Per tonne

(a)

Private slaughterhouses

(b)

Deceased livestock from farms

(c)

Horses

40 for every

horse

(d) Deceased pets (including strays)

nil

(e) Fish

(f) Materials for which incineration is

obligatory upon instruction of competent authorities

Other waste for incineration may be accepted in line with the facility’s

IPPC permit. The gate fee in paragraph (f) above shall apply in such

cases.

The above tariffs are exclusive of VAT and may be adjusted

periodically to reflect changes to the Retail Price Index.".

€0.45