To celebrate the official opening today (Saturday) of the Waste Transfer and Materials Recovery Facility at Tal-Kus in Xewkija, Gozo. Wasteserv will be organising an open day at the facility, tomorrow, Sunday,the 6th of December, from 10am to 4pm.

Everyone is invited to go along to the new waste management facility in Xewkija and see for themselves how waste will be treated in Gozo. There will be something for all the family to enjoy, including train rides and other fun activities!

The new facility will cater for a variety of waste streams. Dry recyclables will be sorted and baled at this facility prior to further treatment or export. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) will be compacted in hermetically sealed containers and transferred to Malta for further treatment. Bulky waste will be shredded where possible, compacted or baled and transferred to Malta.

The Tal-Kus waste transfer station, represents an investment value of roughly €10 million which was co-financed through EU funds (Cohesion Fund 2007-2013).

WastServ said that it represents a positive shift towards a more sustainable and environmentally friendly system of waste management, where recycling and recovery are the way forward. This development will continue to increase public awareness of the need for positive waste management and contribute towards the recovery of the resources from our waste stream.

Wasteserv Chairman David Borg said that the new new plant will reduce 875kg p.a. CO2 emissions

 

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