POLICY BRIEF ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT TO ACHIEVE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

This policy brief identifies opportunities in recycling urban, agrarian, and manufacturing wastes into energy, fertilizers, manures, compost, food, diet and construction building material in Pakistan. According to an estimate, country making almost 49.6 million tons of solid waste per annum, hence demanding augmented exertions for effective waste management. This brief sum up the key outcomes associated to monetary feasibility concerning waste-to-energy machined riven technologies, linked with environmentally friendly benefits ensuing from recycling options. This has enormous suggestions for policymakers related to increasing good practices in management of waste in tandem with United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).