Administrative Resolution No. (253)
of 2025
Approving the Technical Guidelines
for the
Evaluation and Classification of
Establishments Engaged in
Waste-related Activities in the Emirate
of Dubai[1]
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The
Director General of the Dubai Municipality,
After perusal of:
Law No. (18) of 2024 Regulating Waste Management in the
Emirate of Dubai;
Decree No. (34) of 2022 Establishing the Agencies Affiliated
to the Dubai Municipality and Determining their Functions;
The Order of 1961 Establishing the Dubai Municipality;
Executive Council Resolution No. (58) of 2017 Approving the
Fees and Fines for Waste Disposal in the Emirate of Dubai; and
Executive Council Resolution No. (43) of 2022 Approving the
Organisational Structure of the Dubai Municipality,
Does
hereby issue this Resolution.
The
words and expressions mentioned in this Resolution will have the same meaning
assigned to them in the above-mentioned Law No. (18) of 2024. The term “Agency”,
wherever mentioned in this Resolution, means the Waste and Sewerage Agency of
the Dubai Municipality.
a. Pursuant to this Resolution, the
following Technical Guidelines are approved:
1.
Technical Guidelines for the Evaluation and Classification of Waste
Collection and Transportation Establishments;
2.
Technical Guidelines for the Evaluation and Classification of Waste
Trading Establishments; and
3. Technical Guidelines for the
Evaluation and Classification of Waste Treatment and Recycling Establishments.
b. The Technical Guidelines referred to
in paragraph (a) of this Article, including the technical requirements,
conditions, and standards set forth therein, as well as any subsequent updates
or amendments thereto, will be published on the DM’s official website.
The
Agency will be responsible for periodically reviewing the Technical Guidelines
approved hereunder, and updating or amending them where required. These updates
and amendments must be published on the DM’s official website following
approval by the Agency’s Chief Executive Officer.
All
Establishments authorised by the DM to conduct any of the Waste-related
activities in the Emirate must comply with, and take the necessary actions to
implement, the Technical Guidelines approved hereunder, as published on the
DM’s official website, including any updates or amendments thereto from time to
time.
All
Establishments authorised by the DM to conduct any of the Waste-related activities
in the Emirate must comply with the provisions of this Resolutions within six
(6) months from the date on which it comes into force. The Chief Executive
Officer of the Agency may, where required, extend this grace period once for
the same period.
Any
provision in any other administrative resolutions, guidelines, or instructions
is hereby repealed to the extent that it contradicts the provisions of this
Resolution or the Technical Guidelines approved hereunder.
This
Resolution will be published in the Official Gazette and will come into force
on the day on which it is published.
Marwan Ahmed bin
Ghalita
Director General
The Dubai Municipality
Issued in
Dubai on 1 August 2025
Corresponding to 7 Safar 1447 A.H.
©2025 The Supreme Legislation Committee in the
Emirate of Dubai
[1]Every effort has been made to produce an
accurate and complete English version of this legislation. However, for the
purpose of its interpretation and application, reference must be made to the
original Arabic text. In case of conflict, the Arabic text will prevail.