The objective of the Society is to generally promote public health, resource recovery, and protect the environment through the following:
- Ensure that members or organizations working or associated with Waste and Resource Management conduct their operations in accordance with best practice and standard ethics of the Industry.
- Providing expert opinion on waste and resource management to Nigerian public, develop technical guidance and promote competition through the spread of best practice, exchange of knowledge and experience in planning, investigation, collection, treatment, recycling and disposal of all streams of wastes.
- Build public consciousness and develop members on Waste Management through industrial training scheme, professional publications, conferences, seminars and exhibitions.
- Promote scientific research and development in matters in or related to waste and resource management with the desired coordination between our country and others.