19 January 2016

Maltese generated 1.4 million tonnes of solid waste in 2014

In 2014, the total amount of solid waste generated amounted to 1.4 million tonnes, down by 35.9 per cent over the previous year.

Malta Today 18 January 2016: n 2014, the total amount of waste generated decreased by 35.9 per cent over 2013.

In 2014, the total amount of solid waste generated amounted to 1.4 million tonnes, down by 35.9 per cent over the previous year. The main agent being a decrease of 46.0 per cent in the generation of non-hazardous mineral waste, which was partially offset by increases of 68.1 and 7.4 per cent for hazardous and other non-hazardous waste respectively.

Similarly, waste treatment also fell by 35.3 per cent over the same period, mainly due to a steep decrease in the management of waste that was treated as backfilling (75.3 per cent) and disposal at sea (34.8 per cent)...read on.