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Dubai Integrated Waste Management Strategy 2041

Dubai's Integrated Waste Management Strategy 2041 seeks to encourage innovation in waste management, recycling and energy conversion. The budget to implement this strategy is AED 74.5 billion with AED 70.5 billion as direct contribution from the private sector. Learn more about the strategy pillars.

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Dubai Can

Dubai Can is a sustainability initiative that aims to reduce single-use plastic water bottle waste in the city by:

Encouraging individuals to use refillable water bottles

Enabling access to free and safe drinking water through the installation and use of water stations across Dubai

Creating a culture of conscious living by driving awareness on plastic alternatives and sustainability issues

Waste to Energy Centre

The new Waste to Energy Center in Warsan is the largest and most efficient waste-to-energy conversion facility in the world. The center has the capacity to treat around 2 million tons of solid waste annually to generate power that can meet the needs of more than 135,000 homes. Read more about Waste to Energy Center

The vast 400,000 square meter plant converts daily waste equivalent to that generated by 3 million people into energy and uses recycled water to produce the steam required to power the center’s electricity-generating turbine.

This ambitious project aligns with the Dubai Master Waste Management Plan 2041 and to creating a cleaner, greener sustainable city.
Read Dubai Municipality’s waste management information bulletins arrow_outward

Laws and regulations on Waste Management in Dubai:
Law No. (18) of 2024 on Regulation of Waste Management in Dubai arrow_outward
Executive Council Resolution No. (21) of 2012 Prescribing the Fees for the Use of Treated Sewage Effluent for Private Farm Irrigation in the Emirate of Dubai arrow_outward
Executive Council Resolution No. (58) of 2017 Approving the Fees and Fines for Waste Disposal in the Emirate of Dubai arrow_outward
Local Order No. (8) of 2002 regarding Sewage, Irrigation, and Water Drainage in the Emirate of Dubai arrow_outward
Local Order No. (5) of 2003 Amending Local Order (7) of 2002 Concerning Waste Disposal Sites in the Emirate of Dubai arrow_outward
Local Order No. (3) of 2005 Amending Local Order No. (8) of 2002 regarding Sewage, Irrigation, and Water Drainage in the Emirate of Dubai arrow_outward
Order No. (2) of 2006 Amending Local Order No. (8) of 2002 regarding Sewage, Irrigation, and Water Drainage in the Emirate of Dubai arrow_outward
Local Order No. (1) of 2015 on the Use of Treated Sewage Effluent arrow_outward
Administrative Resolution No. (148) of 2003 Approving the Schedule of Violations and Penalties of Local Order No. (8) of 2002 regarding Sewage, Irrigation, and Water Drainage in the Emirate of Dubai arrow_outward
Administrative Resolution No. (433) of 2005 Approving the Procedures for the Sale and Collection of the Department’s Sale Revenues of Treated Sewage Effluent arrow_outward
Administrative Resolution No. (30) of 2008 Concerning the use of Treated Wastewater and Sludge arrow_outward
Administrative Resolution No. (364) of 2005 Concerning the delivery of irrigation water to farms in Al Khawaneej district arrow_outward

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