S.L. 549.149 Art. 11Separate collection. S.L. 549.134.   S.L. 549.63. S.L. 549.134.

(1) Producers of the products listed in Part D of

Schedule 1 shall comply with the Beverage Containers Recycling

Regulations in order to ensure that the following minimum separate collection for recycling targets are attained:

(a) by 1st January 2025, an amount of waste single-use plastic products listed in Part D of Schedule 1 equal to seventy-seven per cent (77%) of such single-use plastic products placed on the market in a given year by weight; and

(b) by 1st January 2029, an amount of waste single-use plastic products listed in Part D of Schedule 1 equal to ninety per cent (90%) of such single-use plastic products placed on the market in a given year by weight:

Provided that single-use plastic products listed in Part D of Schedule 1 placed on the market of Malta may be deemed to be equal to the amount of waste generated from such products, including as litter, in the same year in Malta:

Provided further that such collection is without prejudice to sub-regulation (3)(a) of regulation 10B of the Waste

Regulations and, or any other obligation under the Beverage

Containers Recycling Regulations.

(2) The methodology for the calculation and verification of the separate collection targets laid down in this regulation, as established in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1752 of 1 October 2021 laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the calculation, verification and reporting of data on the separate collection of waste single-use plastic beverage bottles, shall apply.