waste management and recycling policies are still relatively new it is estimated that the valorisation rate of waste in chile was approximately in conama the main objective of the policy is to manage solid waste in an integrated manner so as to minimise health and environmental risks while ensuring a sustainable and efficient development of the waste sector mma on a national and regional level executive secretaries secretarfas ejecutiuas were created to oversee waste management throughout the life cycle of products creationusedisposal