The recommendations on waste and materials management are summarised in a box at the end of the chapter. More recently, building on its well-established track record in waste management, the government has been laying the groundwork to stimulate the transition towards a circular economy. This is defined as "an economic system that is predicated on the reusability of products and raw materials and the conservation of natural resources and that pursues the creation of value in each link in the system” (Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, 2014a).