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The indicator shows the share of material recovered and fed back into the economy – and thus saving extraction of primary raw materials – in overall material use.
The supports Malta’s first waste-to-energy plant and its efforts to reduce landfilling, with the aim being to establish a sustainable, low-carbon, resource-efficient and competitive economy, in line with the .Malta’s circular material use rate has increased and is expected to continue improving with new facilities and initiatives. Malta’s single-use plastic strategy further supports transitioning towards a more circular economy and closing the loop of products’ life cycles in line with the . Furthermore, a ‘bring your own container’ initiative was launched in April 2024, encouraging consumers to shift from single-use products to reusable options, with the goal of .
The 2021–2030 long-term waste management plan studies the feasibility of creating an enhanced producer responsibility framework to complement Malta’s transition to a circular economy and . The construction and demolition waste strategy for Malta states that a circular economy from construction through demolition and on to subsequent reconstruction, with materials created from the recycled waste, .
References and footnotes
- a bMinistry for the Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change, Towards a Circular Economy 2020–2030, Valletta, 2020, accessed 24 June 2025, https://www.cemalta.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/email-version-fin..pdf.
- ↵MECP and ERA, Single-use Plastic Products Strategy for Malta 2021–2030: Rethink plastic, Marsa, 2021, accessed 24 June 2025, https://era.org.mt/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Single-Use-Plastics-Strategy.pdf.
- ↵Circular Economy Malta, ‘Bring your own container (BYOC) initiative’, Circular Economy Malta website, accessed 23 June 2025, https://www.cemalta.gov.mt/byoc/.
- ↵ERA and MECP, Long Term Waste Management Plan 2021–2030, Marsa, 2021, accessed 24 June 2025, https://era.org.mt/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Long-Term-Waste-Management-Plan-v1.4.3-Spreads-Digital-Version.pdf.
- ↵ERA and MECP, Construction and Demolition Waste Strategy for Malta 2021–2030, Marsa, 2021, accessed 24 June 2025, https://era.org.mt/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Construction-and-Demolition-Waste-Strategy-for-Malta-2021-2030-Managing-Construction-Demolition.pdf.