Pakistan, May 11 -- Pakistan aims to become a zero-waste economy by 2050 while installing up to 300 megawatts of waste-to-energy capacity by 2040.

According to a policy document available with Wealth Pakistan, the strategy sets out a transition towards a resource-efficient system that maximises reuse and recycling, with a target of equipping all major cities with functional wastewater treatment and recycling plants by 2030. It also envisages installing 50-100 MW of waste-to-energy capacity by 2030, with at least one major plant in each major city, shows the document available with Wealth Pakistan.

At the core of the strategy is the goal to transition Pakistan towards a circular economy that maximises resource efficiency, eliminates wast...