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Bulky Refuse

Bulky Waste

The bulky waste collection service offered by Local Councils is free of charge to all households. This includes items that are too big for normal household waste collection.  To get rid of your bulky waste, you can either contact your own Local Council for a collection appointment, or else take it to one of WasteServ’s Civic Amenity Sites. In Ħal Kirkop, Bulky Refuse is collected on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To make an appointment kindly call on 21680099 or 21683777 in Local Council’s opening hours.

Hazardous Waste

Disposal of hazardous waste must be carried out in an environmentally safe way.   It must be taken to one of the Civic Amenity Sites.  Hazardous waste includes waste such as:

  • Chemicals (including empty chemical containers)
  • Paint (including empty paint containers)
  • Lubricating oils
  • Solvents
  • Batteries
  • Spent light bulbs*
  • Neon tubes*

* Can also be disposed of at the WasteServ Roadshow truck (including household batteries).

 

Medicine

You can drop off your old, used, unwanted, expired medicine at an authorised pharmacy.  Here, you can dispose of loose or packaged tablets and capsules, bottled medicines, inhalers and medicinal cream tubes.  

Never take any biohazardous items such as syringes and EpiPen devices to a pharmacy. These must be disposed of in special sharps disposal containers and taken to one of WasteServ’s Civic Amenity sites.    

 

Commercial Waste Disposal

WasteServ provides commercial entities with the necessary services to dispose of their waste safely. This is offered against payment and upon request. 

Different waste disposal procedures need to be followed by commercial entities depending on the type of waste and the quantities involved. For this reason, you are kindly requested to complete the online waste inquiry form found on WasteServ’s website or send an email to WasteServ’s Waste Acceptance Office on [email protected] or call WasteServ’s freephone (8007 2200).

For more information on waste separation, you can also visit WasteServ’s website by clicking HERE or download the Waste Separation Guide HERE.

WasteServ’s Reuse Centres

Reuse Centres offer used and ‘pre-loved’ items that still hold value and can be given another ‘life’.  These are located within WasteServ’s Civic Amenity Sites of Luqa, Ħal Far, Mrieħel and Tal-Kus in Xewkija, Gozo. These are open Monday to Sunday, including public holidays, between 07:30 and 17:30 (excluding Christmas Day and New Year’s Day).

Access to the Reuse Centres is possible on foot.  There are passageways having a separate entrance from that of the Civic Amenity Site to make the Reuse Centres safe and accessible to prams, strollers and people with mobility issues, including wheelchairs.

You can also donate unwanted items that are still in good condition by taking them at a Reuse Centre.

Items that you can acquire or donate at WasteServ’s Reuse Centres include:

  • Wood
  • Loose Furniture
  • Books
  • Ceramics
  • Faucets
  • Textiles
  • Toys
  • Musical Instruments
  • Home décor accessories
  • Pet supplies
  • Mirrors

Items such as the following are not accepted:

  • Batteries
  • Car tyres
  • Safety equipment
  • Baby equipment, including child car seats and prams
  • Gas cylinders
  • Medical equipment
  • Waste electrical and electronic equipment and parts
  • Ladders
  • Paints, chemicals, and other hazardous waste 

WasteServ’s Roadshow Trucks

WasteServ’s Roadshow Trucks visit all localities at least once a month to make it easier for you to dispose of your waste with care and attention, protecting you and the environment in the process.

These are the items collected by these trucks:

  • Clothes
  • Plastic
  • Metal
  • Cooking oil
  • Light bulbs & neon tubes
  • Glass jars & bottles
  • Paper & cardboard
  • Household batteries
  • Bags & shoes
  • Polystyrene
  • Pots & pans
  • Small electronic devices
  • Paints & solvents
  • Aerosol sprays

This initiative also helps to reduce the contamination of recyclable waste, since the Roadshow Trucks have separate compartments for each of the waste streams. The exact dates and locations of the truck visits can be confirmed through your Local Council or by visiting WasteServ’s website.

WasteServ’s Civic Amenity Sites

WasteServ’s Civic Amenity sites are facilities where the public can bring and discard various types of bulky household waste, domestic hazardous waste as well as recyclable materials. These sites can only accept household waste.

Entry to a Civic Amenity Site is only permitted with a vehicle. Different levels of access are applied depending on the category of your vehicle.

For more information on the items that can be disposed at these sites, kindly visit WasteServ’s website.

Opening hours:

Civic Amenity Sites are open from Monday to Sunday, including public holidays, between 07:30 and 17:30 (excluding Christmas Day and New Year’s Day).

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