Animal farms in Malta are operating illegally as the facilities that had to be built by the government to treat waste from dairy, poultry and pig farms do not yet exist, six years after the original deadline.
The absence of treatment facilities for animal waste comes at a burden to the Water Services Corporation (WSC) as liquid waste continues to be dumped in the sewage system by means of bowsers.
This practice is illegal and increases WSC’s expenses by some €4 million, according to estimates in the Agricultural Waste Management Plan.
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