Unraveling Government Agency Coordination to Tackle Waste

The Cabinet held its meeting yesterday, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, during which it reviewed a presentation by State Minister for Development and Sustainability Dr. Reem Al-Faleh, attended by Acting Director General of the Public Authority for Environmental Affairs Nof Al-Bahbahani, on periodic reports regarding measures for waste management and utilization. Al-Faleh discussed the Cabinet’s decision to task the Public Authority for Environmental Affairs with studying the competencies of relevant government entities concerning the disposal and treatment of all types of waste from legal and technical perspectives, and developing frameworks to regulate the existing situation and define the role of each entity.