National Waste Recycling Policy 2015.

The National Waste Recycling Policy is a national policy with a sectoral approach. The main goal of this Policy is to establish an appropriate legislative, administrative and institutional framework for waste reduction and recycling in order to facilitate a 60% reduction of waste requiring final disposal, thereby minimizing the impact of waste on human health and the environment, and to improve resource use efficiency.
This Policy lays down strategies for the protection of human health and the environment; maximization of resource use efficiency and value recovery from wastes; reduction by 60% of the quantity of waste requiring final disposal; minimization of litter; awareness-raising on waste minimization and shared responsibility for waste management among government, producers, distributors and consumers; and enhancement of economic development by the creation of new sustainable recycling industries and small businesses in the reduction, collection, handling and recycling of waste. Waste management will be strengthened through an integrated waste management system in accordance with a hierarchy that minimizes land-filling, with an increased focus on reduction of toxicity and volume of waste, through reuse, recycling and source-separated organic waste management. To this end, the Government shall carry out activities to initiate reuse and/or recycling of materials, systems and incentives to be developed and implemented to remove reusable materials from the waste stream, such as establishing a priority list of products and materials that can be reused and recycled; developing return/deposit systems where feasible for recyclable and reusable materials and a system for separation of recyclable and reusable materials at source; establishing a network of waste collection centers/materials recovery facilities; and providing incentives to encourage local small businesses. A Waste Recycling Management Authority will be established for the administration and effective management of the implementation of a system for waste recycling. The partnerships will be developed with stakeholders to facilitate active participation in the implementation and decision-making for this National Waste Recycling Programme. Moreover, multi-stakeholder management committees will be established as required, to coordinate and facilitate the management of area-specific waste management strategies and plans. The stakeholder participation will be encouraged in the development, implementation, review and evaluation of all policies, plans and reports associated with waste recycling. In addition, community-based programmes will be developed to encourage rural stakeholders’ involvement in the waste recycling effort. The policy and legislative frameworks, structures and mechanisms will be strengthened to enable allocation of appropriate management responsibilities to governmental and non-governmental stakeholders. A Resource Recovery Fund will be established to enable implementation of this Policy. Research studies, data collection and inventories on waste character and quantity, waste collection, and waste disposal will be conducted, using appropriate technology. Awareness-raising programmes will be enhanced including the integration of educational programmes on waste management into primary and secondary school curricula. The cooperation with regional and international partners and participation in regional and international programmes will be strengthened for the implementation of this Policy in accordance with the relevant international and multilateral environmental agreements.
The Board of the Waste Recycling Management Authority shall be responsible for the monitoring of the implementation of this Policy with the relevant stakeholders.