A Court judgment confirmed WasteServ’s 2021 decision to stop payments to  GreenPak for the delivery of non-recyclable material. 

In its ruling delivered yesterday, the Court rejected GreenPak's claims amounting to  around €900,000, confirming that WasteServ acted correctly. 

In 2021, WasteServ had refused to pay for waste that did not meet recycling standards. 

WasteServ had consistently maintained that GreenPak was obliged to deliver recyclable waste consisting of paper, cardboard, plastic, and metal. However, at the  time, around half of the material delivered was non-recyclable, and in many cases, damaging to WasteServ’s operations and interests. 

Despite this, GreenPak continued to demand payment, equivalent to €48 per tonne,  for material that was not only unrecyclable but often hazardous. WasteServ believed  it would be unacceptable for a government-owned company to use public funds to pay  for such waste.

Reacting to the judgment, WasteServ CEO Richard Bilocca said: “WasteServ has  already implemented various reforms to improve Malta’s recycling performance and  will continue to do so with even greater determination.” 

The reforms introduced by WasteServ were crucial in safeguarding public finances  and driving improvements in national recycling performance. At the time, WasteServ’s  recyclables output stood at 19,000 tonnes; by 2025, this figure is expected to exceed  24,000 tonnes, reflecting the success of these ongoing reforms.