Amenity sites morphing into junk yards

Bulky refuse disposal centres, better known as civic amenity sites, are morphing into junkyards, with heaps of white goods and electronic waste left to accumulate haphazardly.
Though the matter has already been flagged various times, it seems like the situation has continued to worsen.
Manned by state agency Wasteserv, these facilities have been in operation for more than a decade as part of a drive to encourage households to dispose of their unwanted wares in an orderly fashion, without putting additional strain on the Magħtab landfill.
Moreover, the goods deposited at the sites located in Mrieħel, Ħal Far, Luqa, Magħtab, Ta’ Qali and Tal-Kus in Gozo, are sent for recycling either locally or abroad.
Read: 565 tonnes of goods piling up at civic amenity sites
The facilities are supposed to be equipped with 16- to 20-foot containers allocated for different kinds of objects like wood, batteries, construction waste, electronic equipment, white goods, paper and garden waste.

Users wanting to dispose of their bulky items would drive through the civic amenity site and deposit the item, according to the specific container which should be clearly marked. 
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