The Center is the Government agency in charge of managing waste in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. This includes the waste management street cleaning and waste removal in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and Western region. The key objectives are: To be the competent waste authority for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi To establish control of all management of waste to avoid or minimise pollution and health risks To raise waste awareness and remove barriers to waste minimisation, re-use and recycling by efficient communication and stakeholder engagements To develop and implement an integrated waste system, designed, constructed and operated to the highest international standards To provide “state of the art" facilities to promote resource conservation, enhance carbon footprint reduction, and maximize net positive social and environmental benefits To minimize the final disposal of waste to landfill by using the waste hierarchy and innovative practices and technologies To be the focal point for coordinating all waste management within the Emirate To work with Government and partners to establish sustainable procurement programmes throughout the Emirate To act as the acknowledged learned resource center of excellence for the Emirate, the wider Gulf and the entire Middle East – North Africa (MENA) region To work with business to establish producer responsibility systems for control and minimization of packaging wastes.