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THE N0N-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (CONTROL OF CONTAINERS) REGULATIONS OF 1998 (L.N. 158/1998)
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13/09/2001
13/09/2001
| In 1999, a total of approx. 194 million beverages | were sold in Malta. During that year, in compliance with the Non-alcoholic Beverages (Control of Containers) Regulations, approx. 119 million beverage containers were sold in refillable glass containers. |
| Since the publication of these Regulations in 1998, | they have proved to be an effective way of reducing the amount of packaging waste that would otherwise have found itself at our main landfills. These regulations require that all flavoured carbonated beverages containing not more than 2% alcohol for sale on the local market are packed in refillable glass containers or dispensed from a keg. In addition, traders must impose a refundable deposit on the container of at least 15% of the wholesale price of the product. Such a deposit must be refunded to the customer on the return of the container to the trader. The regulations apply to locally manufactured, as well as to imported carbonated beverages. |
| A person failing to comply with the regulations may | be liable to either a fine ranging from Lm1000 to Lm10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both penalties. |
Further information may be obtained from the website of the Environment Protection Department (www.environment.gov.mt), by tel: 660060 or by e-mail: admin@environment.gov.mt
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