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Shift towards Sustainable Waste Management 7th July 2018

The Campaign • Launched in April 2016 • Initiative by the Ministry for the Environment, Sustainable Development & Climate Change (MSDEC), in collaboration with Wasteserv and supported by ERA.

The Campaign • Aim of campaign is to raise awareness about the importance of waste management in such a way that it will introduce a cultural shift in people’s behaviour in accordance with the waste hierarchy as a guiding principle.

The Waste Hierarchy

Prevention

Reuse

Recycle

Public Engagement at Active Aging Centers • • • • • • • • • • •

Birkirkara Birzebbuga Mosta Hamrun St Paul's Bay Mellieha Dingli Zurrieq Sta Lucija Qormi Siggiewi

Public Engagement at Local Council Events

Public Engagement at Local Council Offices • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Birkirkara Birgu Birzebbugia Floriana Ghaxaq Gharghur Lija Qormi Iklin Swieqi Kalkara Kirkop Bormla

Public Engagement at Local Council Offices • • • • • • • • • • • •

Rabat (Malta) Paola San Gwann Santa Venera Ta’ Xbiex Xewkija Mellieha Mqabba Mtarfa San Lawrenz Siggiewi Valletta

Public Engagement at Supermarkets

Public Engagement through Social Media

Public Engagement at the Work Place

Public Engagement at Schools

Public Engagement Against

Littering

Public Engagement Against

Dumping

Organic Waste Collections

Organic Waste Collections • Seperate organic waste collections will lead to: – less greenhouse emotions – creation of resources from waste – reduction in the amount of waste going to landfill – meeting of EU targets

Organic Waste Collections • Meetings with Local Councils • Details will be communicated via a nationwide communication campaign • Bins and bags will be distributed to each and every household

Organic Waste Collections • Monitoring by Wasteserv will be available in each locality.

• Purpose is to guide the collector and inform residents if the wrong bag is taken or wrong content is disposed in the organic bag.

• Participation exercises will gauge the participation rate of every locality.

Shift towards Sustainable Waste Management • Local Councils play a pivotal role in achieving this change.

• Local Councils are: – Ultimately responsible for waste collection in their locality.

– The first point of reference of residents

Shift towards Sustainable Waste Management • Local Councils can: – Carry out dissemination of information to residents – Take up initiatives to achieve sustainable waste management in line with the waste hiearchy – Directly benefit from sustainable waste management practices

Shift towards Sustainable Waste Management

Thank You Daniel Tabone BA (Hons) MSc Waste Mngt (TUoN‐UK)