Thermal Treatment Facility

The Thermal Treatment Facility (TTF) situated in Marsa consists of an incinerator which uses heat to process abattoir waste, clinical waste and other hazardous waste streams. It also includes an autoclave plant that treats animal tissue waste prior to the incineration process.

The incinerator, inaugurated in December 2007, replaced the two old incinerators and helped increase the efficiency of operations. To operate its high temperature furnace, the incinerator is powered by electrical energy, Heating Gas Oil (HGO) and tallow produced in the autoclave.

The autoclave, which was installed in 2015, is a pre-treatment facility that processes around 2,500 tonnes a year of animal tissue waste. The by-products produced following the rendering process are then used as fuel for the Thermal Treatment Facility. Besides making the plant efficient, this also contributes towards Malta’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to generate renewable energy resources. Furthermore, the Thermal Treatment Facility operates in line with the Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations (S.L. 549.77)

The Thermal Treatment Facility is open from 06:00 hours till 17:00 hours. Last admission at 16:30hrs. Fallen pets and horses may be admitted 24/7.

A new Thermal Treatment Facility with an investment of €50 million is currently in the pipeline to replace the Marsa incinerator. The new facility will incorporate the best available technology to guarantee the ideal environmental performance and the potential of green energy generation.

Quality, Environmental, Health & safety Policy

The Thermal Treatment Facility is set up to treat fallen animals, animal by-products, clinical and other hazardous waste streams. Using this facility, WasteServ seeks to provide a national service through its incineration and rendering processes, with the derived outputs directed for recovery.

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 producers, waste carriers and also pet owners.

Through its operations at the TTF, and the various supporting branches, WasteServ will strive to:

Comply with IPPC permit IP 0004/07 and all applicable EHS laws and regulations;
Monitor and/or control the air pollution, effluent/s and ashes generated;
Improve the facility's efficiency and availability;
Reduce fuel, water and electricity consumption;
Attain positive feedback from waste producers and waste carriers;
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.

These objectives are reviewed every four months and discussed in Management Review Meetings when applicable.

To implement this policy we have adopted a 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 shall also communicate this policy to the public, and to 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 and safety standards is maintained, and that the measures of our promise to our stakeholders are achieved.

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