ADOPTION OF BEST PRACTICES FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE RECYCLING MANAGEMENT IN MACAO

ABSTRACT

THIS DISSERTATION EXAMINES THE CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIFIC SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS) WITHIN THE MACAU LEGAL SYSTEM, DESPITE THE NON-MANDATORY NATURE OF THESE GOALS AND HOW THEY WERE IMPLEMENTED. THE SDGS, ESTABLISHED BY THE UNITED NATIONS, PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR ADDRESSING GLOBAL SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. WHILE MACAU IS NOT OBLIGED TO ADOPT THE SDGS, THIS STUDY AIMS TO EXPLORE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES OF SPECIFIC SDGS HAVE BEEN INTEGRATED INTO THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF MACAU. THROUGH AN ANALYSIS OF RELEVANT LAWS, AND POLICIES, THIS RESEARCH SEEKS TO IDENTIFY ALIGNMENT AND VISIBLE GAPS BETWEEN THE SDGS AND THE MACAU LEGAL FRAMEWORK. THE FINDINGS OF THIS STUDY MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE VOLUNTARY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SDGS IN MACAU AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS FOR OTHER JURISDICTIONS FACING SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES