Recycling of waste by 2030

Dubai plans to recycle 100 percent of its waste and bring the percentage of rubbish being sent to landfills from the existing 80-90 percent to zero by 2030, Abdul Majeed Abdul Aziz Saifaie, director of Dubai Municipality's Waste Management Department, told Gulf News.

The municipality is developing an Integrated Waste Management Master Plan for Dubai for the next 20 years, which is expected to be out by the third quarter of this year, said Saifaie.

"We hope to achieve    zero landfilling' of waste by the end of 20 years through this waste minimization strategy," he added.

"An integrated and innovative approach to waste management will help us attain this target. Currently, almost 80-90 percent of the waste being generated goes to landfills. By recycling, generating awareness among people about it, we will be able to attain this target," said Saifaie.

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