iL-Solid Waste Management

Legal Framework for Waste Management in Mauritius

The main legal acts defining the framework for waste management in Mauritius are the 

1. Waste Management Resource Recovery Act (WMRRA) 2023 

2. Environment Act (EA) 2024  

3.  Local Government (Amendment) Act 2021 

   Specific regulations made under EPA 2002, LGA 2011, WMRRA 2023 and EA 2024.

         Environment Protection (Standards for hazardous wastes) Regulations 2001 

         Environment Protection (Standards for Hazardous Wastes ) Regulations 2001 [GN 157 of 2001 - 1 April 2002] [Sections 37 and 74]

         Environment Protection (Collection, Storage, Treatment, Use and Waste Oil) Regulations 2006

          Environment Protection (Collection, Storage, Treatment, Use and Disposal of Waste Oil) Regulations 2006

         Local Government (Registration of Scavenging Contractors) Regulations 2004 

         Local Government Act (Registration of Recycler and Exporter) Regulations 2013 

         Local Government (Dumping and Waste Carriers) Regulations 2021 

         Waste Management and Resource Recovery (Registration of Scavenging Contractor) Regulations 2025

Country Profiles, Fact Sheets, Statistics and Indicators

• EarthDay.org

Reports

• The MCCI Roadmap for a Waste Plastic Free Mauritius (2022)
• National Solid Waste Characterisation Study in Mauritius: Reporting period: November 2019 – October 2020,  October 2021 (google access)
• Republic of Mauritius: Industrial Waste Assessment- Opportunities for Industrial Symbiosis - April 2017
• Minimising mercury pollution in dentistry sector

Books and Chapters in Books

• Dookhun, V., Mahadeo, K. (2009). Assessment of Mercury Pollution at Mare Chicose Landfill in Mauritius. In: Gupta-Bhowon, M., Jhaumeer-Laulloo, S., Li Kam Wah, H., Ramasami, P. (eds) Chemistry Education in the ICT Age. Springer, Dordrecht.
• P.D. Jeetah et al (2024) Chapter 8 - Technologies for resource recovery and recycling of solid wastes: A case study of recent advances and applications of municipal solid waste in Mauritius, Environmental Pollution and Public Health, Pages 237-250
• UoM Team (2023) Valorising Food Leftovers and Imperfect Fruits & Vegetables   

Research Publications

2024

• An Analysis of the Climate Change Mitigation Potential of Solid Waste Management Scenarios for the Small Island Developing State of Mauritius from a Life Cycle Sustainability Perspective, N.S. Amode, P.N. Deenapanray, and P. Khadoo, Materials Circular Economy, 6(1), p.60.

• Technologies for resource recovery and recycling of solid wastes: A case study of recent advances and applications of municipal solid waste in Mauritius, P.D. Jeetah, G.D. Somaroo, A.K. Ragen, D. Surroop, and N.B. Jaffur, Environmental Pollution and Public Health, pp. 237-250, Elsevier.

• Adoption of Machine Learning for Sustainable Solid Waste Management, P. Jeetah, G. Somaroo, D. Surroop, A.K. Ragen, and N.S. Amode, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering Systems and Sustainable Development: Driving the UN SDGs, pp. 17-28, Emerald Publishing Limited.

2023

• A Case Study of the Inter-Stakeholder Participatory Structure in the Solid Waste Governance of the Small Island Developing State of Mauritius, N.S. Amode, P.N. Deenapanray, and P. Jeetah, Achieving Net Zero: Challenges and Opportunities, pp. 109-150, Emerald Publishing Limited.

2022

• Is a Plastic-Free Mauritius Island Achievable by 2030? Opportunities and Challenges.  Foolmaun RK, Sookun A, Chamilall DS, Buluck KK, Jamansing G.  Mater Circ Econ. 2022;4(1):23. doi: 10.1007/s42824-022-00065-3. Epub 2022 Aug 6. PMCID: PMC9361886
• A geospatial approach for addressing long-term solid waste management issues: Extracting value from waste.  Jay R.S. Doorga, Soonil D.D.V. Rughooputh, Sum Yue Chung, Alexis McGivern, Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 334, 1 February 2022, 130282

2020

• Solid waste management in small island developing states, specifically in Mauritius, P. Kowlesser, Solid Waste Policies and Strategies: Issues, Challenges and Case Studies, pp.165-174.

• Energy recovery from municipal solid waste in Mauritius: Opportunities and challenges, N. Neehaul, P. Jeetah, and P. Deenapanray, Environmental Development, 33, p.100489.

2017

• Life cycle assessment of municipal solid waste management scenarios on the small island of Mauritius, A. Rajcoomar and T. Ramjeawon, Waste Management & Research, 35(3), pp.313-324.

2015

• A comparative analysis of solid waste management in developed and developing countries, R. Mohee and M.A.Z. Bundhoo, Future Directions of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Africa, 6. 

2015

• Experimental process monitoring and potential of Eudrilus eugeniae in the vermicomposting of organic solid waste in Mauritius, N. Soobhany, R. Mohee, and V.K. Garg, Ecological Engineering, 84, pp.149-158.].

2014

• Assessment of environmental and health risks associated with the management of medical waste in Mauritius. C Bokhoree, Y Beeharry, T Makoondlall-Chadee, T Doobah, N Soomary, APCBEE procedia 9, 36-41 (2014)

2012

• Assessment of recycling potential of municipal solid waste in Mauritius, D. Surroop and S. Mauthoor, International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 15(3-6), pp.400-416.

2011

• Overview of non-hazardous solid waste in the small island state of Mauritius, R.K. Foolmaun, D.S. Chamilall, and G. Munhurrun, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 55(11), pp.966-972.

2009

• The health impact of nonhazardous solid waste disposal in a community: the case of the Mare Chicose landfill in Mauritius, S.S.D. Goorah, M.L.I. Esmyot, and R. Boojhawon, Journal of Environmental Health, 72(1), pp.48-55.

2002

• Assessing the recovery potential of solid waste in Mauritius, R. Mohee, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 36(1), pp.33-43.