National Waste Management Strategy and Master Plan for Myanmar (2018-2030).

This Myanmar’s National Waste Management Strategy and Master Plan is the Government’s first national initiative, aiming to provide a conducive national policy framework and strategic direction moving from conventional waste management to sustainable waste management based on the 3Rs (reduce, reuse and recycling). It includes a series of strategies and practical actions towards achieving the goal of a zero waste, circular and sustainable society by 2030.
The Strategy and Master Plan seeks to address waste management in a more holistic and integrated manner, covering waste in all its forms (solid waste, liquid waste/ wastewater, and gaseous emissions). It identifies 6 Goals: A. Extending sound waste collection service to all citizens and eliminating uncontrolled disposal and open burning as a first step towards environmentally sound waste management; B. Extending sustainable and environmentally sound management of industrial and other hazardous wastes; C. Substantively prevent waste through 3Rs and thereby establish a resource circular society; D. Ensure sustainable financing mechanisms; E. Awareness raising, advocacy and capacity building; F. Compliance, monitoring, enforcement and recognition.
To achieve the goals, key actions are proposed, including: Expand access to municipal waste management service in order to ensure a minimum level of services for all citizens, irrespective of income levels; Safe treatment and disposal of waste in permitted/ officially approved landfill sites to protect uncontrolled dumping and open burning; Establishing sound legal and regulated structure addressing industrial and hazardous waste; Effective monitoring and incentive mechanisms; Promote waste reduction upstream through introduction of sustainable production (in the design, fabrication and manufacturing of products) and consumption; Promote reduce, reuse, recycle and recovery of waste materials before final disposal; Enhanced financing options for waste management; etc.