The Island is aiming to be recycling 70% of its waste by 2022, and decrease landfill from 25% to just 5%.
The targets were confirmed by Infrastructure Minister David Cretney during House of Keys questions today.
In making a statement to the Keys on waste policy and strategy for the coming decade, he said the department's vision was to work towards a zero waste island where it was seen as a valuable resource:
'Possibly the most prolific drug dealer the island has seen' sentenced
'He was a career drug dealer who believed that he would not be caught'
Ramsey MHK resigns from departmental posts
Leader of the Liberal Vannin party is encouraging people to join a political party
Analysis: Could the next Budget leave you with more take-home pay?
Treasury modelling and recent remarks in Tynwald offer clues about a potential rise in the personal tax allowance
Jail for mother who violently shook her infant son
Boy 'has sustained life changing injuries and will always require specialist medical care'
Friday sailings in doubt
Due to the forecast adverse weather