The Sustainable Waste Management Act, 31 main goals are:
- Promote sustainable waste management – shift toward long-term, eco-friendly strategies.
- Improve public health environment – ensure a clean, healthy environment by reducing exposure to waste-related hazards.
- Reduce pollution – cut down contaminants in air, land, fresh water, and marine ecosystems.
- Strengthen waste service delivery – enhance effectiveness and reach of waste collection, transport, and disposal services.
- Create green economy employment – foster jobs in recycling, recovery, and broader waste-management sectors.
- Build eco‑sound infrastructure – establish facilities and systems tailored for sustainable waste handling.
- Champion circular economy – encourage reuse, recycling, resource efficiency, and waste-as-resource models.
- Mainstream resource efficiency – integrate waste reduction and sustainable consumption/production practices.
- Foster responsible behavior – educate and encourage citizens and entities to act sustainably regarding waste.
