Waste Management (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

CONSULTATION BRIEF

Start date: 16 February 2026

Closing date: 16 March 2026

Title of the public consultation: Waste Management (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

Ministry: Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Public Cleanliness (MEEC)

Entity: Environment and Resources Authority (ERA)

 

  1. Background

In accordance with regulation 5(4) of the Waste Management (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations, S.L. 549.89, any WEEE collected through systems financed by Local Councils or by any other local agency and entering Wasteserv (Civic Amenity Sites) must be:

    • handed over to the Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) at a rate that reflects the full cost of collection and storage; and
    • proportionally allocated by EEE category among the PROs, based on the average weight of EEE placed on the market by their members over the previous three years, as determined by ERA.

The aim of these amendments is to ensure a more representative distribution of WEEE falling under Category 1 (Temperature exchange equipment) amongst the PROs. The proposed allocation procedure based on the new sub-categories will ensure that allocation of Category 1 WEEE to the PROs is based on the waste that arises from the EEE which is actually placed on the market by sub-category by their members.

In view of this, the amendment proposes to introduce the following three sub-categories under Category 1:

    1.  refrigerators, freezers and equipment which automatically delivers cold products;
    2.  air conditioning equipment;
    3.  other temperature exchange equipment.

Furthermore, Schedule 17 of the proposed amendments establishes the methodology for the allocation by the new sub-categories.

 

  1. Consultation

In line with Article 55 of the Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549), the public is invited to make submissions to ERA with their comments as to why and how these draft regulations could be amended.

 

  1. Documents

Waste Management (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

Regolamenti tal-2026 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar l-Immaniġġjar tal-Iskart (Tagħmir Elettriku u Elettroniku)

 

  1. Submission of feedback

Comments are being invited through the feedback form at publicconsultation.gov.mt or otherwise by email through [email protected] by 16th March 2026.

 

  1. Further notes

Please be informed that comments submitted, together with the identity of the contributor, may be published online at the end of the public consultation, unless the contributor objects to the publication of his/her personal data. In this case, the contribution may be published in anonymous form.

All comments submitted shall be duly considered.