As a result of the setting up of the MBT plant in the Northern part of Malta, it is estimated that an average total of 73,359 tonnes of mixed waste together with 42,617 tonnes of bulky waste will be treated per annum thus contributing towards achieving 77.31% of the total amount of waste to be treated as targeted in Operational Programme I. This technology is expected to reduce landfilling to 58% of the original mass in the case of mixed waste with the remainder being transformed into mainly digestate for landfill covering, biogas and losses. Rejects from the MTP are considered under heavy fraction which is landfilled. Around one-fifth of bulky waste is extracted in the form of metals, and hence recycled rather than landfilled.