Mechanical treatment plant installed at Sant' Antnin
A mechanical treatment plant has been installed at Sant Antnin waste facility for the recycling of up to 35,000 tons of municipal waste per year.
Resources Minister George Pullicino said the new plant would separate waste and process it for recycling.
He said that as more waste was taken for recycling at Sant' Antnin, dumping in landfills would be consigned to history and waste would be reused as compost or converted to energy. Rejected material would be incinerated or disposed of in the landfills.
Material separated at the mechanical treatment plant would as from early next year be chanelled to a 'digester' which would be able to generate enough electricity to meet the needs of 1,400 famiies per year.
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Joseph E Briffa
Nov 19th 2009, 20:40
Well done...
Jesmond Micallef
Nov 19th 2009, 19:49
Cool.
Good news indeed. The Science and Technology of recycling is also very interesting. I mean one can make a career out of this. It is also very very challenging and very rewarding too considering the environmental benefits.
Well done, All the best.
Paul Pace
Nov 19th 2009, 18:51
Where are the AMBJENT lovers? To praise a definitely green and good initiative by government is not on their agenda.
Usually I only read comments and don't bother to write but Minister's Pullicino's and Wasteserve's tangible investment for an Ambjent ahjar is worth at least one single favourable pat on the back.