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MATTHEW VELLA MALTA risks running out of space to dipose of its garbage, as it deals with the consequences of ever large consumption and waste generation rates, on the back of increased population and higher economic growth. The Cabinet of ministers discussed the crisis scenario in recent days, MaltaToday has learnt, after it was estimated that without proper alter- natives, Malta's engineered landfill will be run- ning out of space within 18 to 24 months. The government is now expected to discuss measures how it can enter a new phase of waste disposal, as it contends with both high levels of waste generation and limited options to keep placing waste in landfills. Malta is generating an average of 600kg of waste for each inhabitant as the island's population spiked to over 433,000 in recent years. The island is now ranked sixth amongst the top EU countries that gen- erate the most waste per inhabitant. Newspaper post SUNDAY • 13 AUGUST 2017 • ISSUE 927 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY SUNDAY • 13 AUGUST 2017 • ISSUE 927 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY maltatoday YOUR FIRST READ AND CLICK OF THE DAY WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT Maghtab running out of space ADRIAN DELIA €1.75 10 11 PN LEADERSHIP PGS 2-3 Aspiring PN leader's company liabilities a sore point Cabinet told landfill could run out of space in 18 months as Malta's waste problem grows, incineration could be alternative PAGE 5 SUNDAY • 13 AUGUST 2017 • ISSUE 927 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY today today • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY today • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY YOUR FIRST READ AND CLICK OF THE DAY WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT INTERVIEW PGS 14-15 Alex Perici Calascione How much did your MP spend to get elected? MPs' ELECTORAL RETURNS FREE WITH MALTATODAY Your summer cocktail guide PHOTO GILBERT CALLEJA Malta produces an average 600kg of waste every year for each inhabitant... ... it landfi lls 87% of its waste but Maghtab could run out of space by 2019 Unless recycling efforts intensify, incineration could be alternative 'I've been told I was elected only because I'm a woman' 13