Civic amenity sites' opening hours

During the festive season, all Wasteserv civic amenity sites will be open daily, between 7.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., including weekends and public holidays. On Christmas Day and New Year's Day, the sites will open from 7.30 to 11 a.m.

The civic amenity sites, or centres for bulky waste, are controlled facilities where people can discard a variety of waste items separately.

They allow the public to drive through, separately dispose of different materials including electronic waste, used furniture items, garden waste, cardboard, mattresses, spent medicines and waste oils.

Containers to receive the waste fractions, which are normally deposited at the bring-in sites, are also available at these facilities.

Civic amenity sites are situated in Hal Far, Luqa, Maghtab and Mriehel.

Wasteserv chairman Ben Farrugia said the sites would open regularly throughout the holidays because "we believe in a customer-oriented service". At a time when people are more at home, this provision of bulky waste service is crucial.

This project is being part-financed through the EU Structural Funds, with an estimated value of €4.6 million and includes five facilities (four operational in Malta and one being developed in Gozo). The government is co-funding 27 per cent of the project.

More information can be found on www.wasteservmalta. com or by calling freephone 8007 2200.