Special Envoy for Climate Affairs and Chief Executive Officer of the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE), Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak bin Daina, and Municipalities Affairs Undersecretary, Shaikh Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, held a meeting with the CEO of the Saudi Waste Management Centre (SWMC), Dr. Abdulla Al-Sebae, to be informed about Saudi Arabia’s waste management experience.
Dr. Bin Daina lauded Saudi Arabia’s new waste management policies and measures aimed at reducing waste production through recycling waste and using it as raw materials, in cooperation with the private sector.
The Saudi move aims to enhance investment in the field of waste management in order to preserve the environment and increase the sector’s contributions to economic development.
Dr. Bin Daina stressed the importance of enhancing cooperation and exchange of information and expertise among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in various fields, including the environment and sustainable development, noting that waste management is a priority for all countries and a challenge that they all face.
