Khaberni - The official newspaper published in its latest issue the environmental and technical requirements for sorting recyclable materials from non-hazardous solid waste at its source for the year 2025, issued pursuant to the provisions of Article (14) of the Non-Hazardous Solid Waste Management Regulation No. (14) for the year 2022.
According to the instructions, work will commence six months after their publication in the Official Gazette, aiming to organize the process of sorting recyclable materials from their source of generation, which contributes to reducing waste quantities, improving resource management, and protecting the environment.
The instructions defined recyclable materials as any material sorted from non-hazardous solid waste at its source of generation, which can be reused or processed to become a secondary raw material used in producing new or remanufactured products, thereby reducing the need for natural resources and preventing these materials from reaching landfills or transfer stations.
It also defined the producer of recyclable materials as a person whose activities generate materials that can be reused, recovered, or recycled, while recycling services include all services aimed at reducing waste through reuse, recycling, or recovery, including advisory services to enhance waste management and sorting practices from the source, collection, processing, and transportation.
The instructions stated that recycling service providers are individuals licensed by the competent authorities to provide these services, it also clarified that other wastes are the residual wastes after sorting recyclable materials or those that cannot be reused, and are disposed of in landfills or transfer stations.
The instructions confirmed that sorting from the source means the process of separating recyclable materials from other waste at the place of generation and placing each in separate containers for recycling, in alignment with national waste management policies and promoting environmental sustainability.
