Waste Management (Waste Batteries and Accumulators) Regulations, 2010 (L.N. 55 of 2010). Country/Territory Malta Document type Regulation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Hazardous substances Solid waste Waste management Waste disposal Recycling/reuse Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The objective of these provisions is to maximize the separate collection of waste batteries and accumulators and on the other hand to minimize the disposal of waste batteries and accumulators as mixed municipal waste in order to achieve a high level of recycling for all waste batteries and accumulators. These Regulations provide additional measures, procedures and guidance to those in the Waste Management (Permit and Control) Regulations of 2001, which aim at establishing specific rules for the collection, treatment, recycling and disposal of waste batteries and accumulators to promote a high level of collection and recycling of waste batteries and accumulators. Full text English Website www.doi.gov.mt References - Legislation Implements Waste Management (Permit and Control) Regulations, 2001 (L.N. No. 337 of 2001). Legislation | Malta | 2001 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste management, Waste disposal, Hazardous substances, Authorization/permit, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC. Legislation | European Union | 2006 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Solid waste, Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Waste Management (Waste Batteries and Accumulators) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 (L.N. 245 of 2011). Legislation | Malta | 2011 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste management, Hazardous substances, Solid waste, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse Source: FAO, FAOLEX Waste Management (Waste Batteries and Accumulators) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 (L.N. 296 of 2015). Legislation | Malta | 2015 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Solid waste, Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse Source: FAO, FAOLEX Waste Management (Waste Batteries and Accumulators) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 (L.N. 145 of 2017). Legislation | Malta | 2017 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Solid waste, Waste management, Waste disposal, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Waste Management (Waste Batteries and Accumulators)(Amendment) Regulations, 2021 Legislation | Malta | 2021 Keyword: Hazardous waste, Subsidy/incentive, Recycling/reuse, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX