KUWAIT CITY, Jan. 20 -- Kuwait is considering imposing fees on private and commercial entities for waste management services, including disposal, treatment, and destruction at authorised facilities, officials said.

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The proposal, put forward by Municipal Council member Alia Al-Farsi, aims to hold private waste generators accountable for the costs of handling waste, land reclamation, and environmental remediation. Residential households would be excluded from the fees.

Al-Farsi called for a comprehensive technical and legal study to determine charges on a per-ton basis, establish clear implementation and monitoring mechanisms, and introduce modern tracking systems for waste colle...