Multi-Material Recovery Facility

With an investment of around €20 million, of which €13.3 million are European funding through the European Regional Development Fund, the Multi-Materials Recovery Facility (MMRF) started operations in June 2023. This new facility has improved WasteServ’s waste management capacity.

The processes performed at this facility are directed towards deviating recoverable materials away from landfill, in line with waste management targets emanating from the Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC.

Located in Ħal Far, this plant processes electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) as well as tyres, wood, mattresses, expanded polystyrene, and textiles. The collected materials are segregated, packaged, and dispatched for export. Each material is treated and processed separately with the aim of increasing the value of the material for export while maximising the use of space and efficiency.

Part of the European funding will also be directed towards a new automated glass sorting line, which will have the ability to sort flat glass as well as glass bottles and jars.

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Quality, Environmental, Health and safety Policy

In line with Malta’s sustainable environmental and waste management strategy, WasteServ seeks to provide a national service through its waste recovery processes employed at the Multi Material Recovery Facility, in Ħal Far. The facility processes electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) as well as tyres, wood, mattresses, expanded polystyrene, and textiles. The collected materials are segregated, packaged, and thereafter transferred to other designated WasteServ facilities or to third parties for further processing as applicable. Each material is treated and processed separately with the aim of increasing the value of the recyclable material while maximising the use of space and efficiency.

WasteServ’s critical objectives are to achieve and enhance customer satisfaction, protect the environment, prevent work-related injury and ill-health whilst providing a reliable yet environmentally aligned waste management services to waste carriers, producers and brokers.

Through its operations at Multi Material Recovery Facility and the various supporting branches, WasteServ will strive to:

Comply with IPPC Permit IP 00102/22 as well as all applicable EHS legal and other requirements;
Use the facility efficiently;
Improve operational output;
Reduce emissions to the environment;
Maintain emergency preparedness measures to minimise and control the risk of fire and spills;
Attain positive feedback from waste carriers, producers and brokers;
Minimise complaints from interested parties;
Implement the principles of the hierarchy of control in order to eliminate hazards and reduce health and safety risks;
Promote best working practices at all levels, including visitors and contractors;
Ensure that employees and/or workers’ representatives participate and are consulted on health and safety matters.

The status of the objectives is reviewed every four months and discussed in Management Review Meetings when applicable. To implement this policy, we have adopted an integrated management system based on the requirements of ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018.

We are committed to continually improve our management system and its effectiveness constantly and repeatedly through established mechanisms. This policy shall be communicated to, and understood by, all personnel within the organisation. We will also communicate this policy to the public, and all visitors and contractors at the facility.

This Policy is reviewed on a yearly basis to ensure that our focus on customer requirements, environmental preservation and health & safety standards are maintained, and that the measures of our promise to our customers are achieved.