115 tonnes of TVs and monitors collected
By MaltaMedia News
May 5, 2008 - 1:32:06 PM
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More than 5,000 television sets and monitors, equivalent to 115 tonnes, have been collected by WasteServ Malta Ltd at the various Civic Amenity Sites, in just under eight months. This waste would have previously gone to the Landfills but is now being collected for shipment abroad. Another 16,440 sets collected between 2004 and April 2007, and amounting to approximately 295 tonnes are stored in Qormi.
TVs and Monitors are collected through Civic Amenity Sites and are currently stored in in a warehouse in Marsa. In the meantime, WasteServ has applied for the necessary permits to ship such hazardous waste to Germany. “Before the advent of CA Sites, bulky refuse vehicles and skip companies transported TVs and Monitors directly to the Sant’ Antnin Waste Treatment Plant or to the Maghtab Complex,” said Vince Magri, Chief Executive Officer at WasteServ Malta Ltd. “In this manner, such hazardous waste is being collected for safe disposal and eventual export for treatment abroad.”
Unlike Bring-In Sites that only cater for paper, plastic, metal and glass, the CA sites are equipped to take separated refuse such as mattresses, white goods, furniture, tyres, electronic products, waste from DIY activities and garden waste. This separated waste is then sent for recycling locally or abroad, depending on the waste stream.
Through these centres, which are situated at Mriehel, Hal Far and Maghtab, Wasteserv is optimising the collection of certain types of waste, and increasing the recovery of secondary materials. Manned by trained personnel, the facilities are open Monday to Sunday between 7.30 am and 5.30 pm including Public Holidays. People enter the site and drive through with their car to dispose of waste separately in specific containers.
Bulky waste that can be taken to a Civic Amenity site also includes dry recyclables such as paper, cardboard, glass, metal, and plastic. Carpets, tiles, oil, batteries, used syringes, neon tubes, paint and other hazardous domestic waste can also be deposited. For the first time, the public also has the opportunity to dispose of spent medicine (chemicals) and household hazardous waste, like empty cans of paint, in a correct manner to avoid contaminating sewage that is destined for treatment.
The establishing of Civic Amenity and Bring In Sites is a project co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund.
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