ULAN BATOR, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia will support waste recycling plants with tax reduction policies to fight against climate change, pollution and environmental degradation, Mongolian Environment and Tourism Minister Namsrai Tserenbat said Thursday.

"We are working to tackle environmental issues caused by a build-up of garbage. We have to improve waste management and recycling systems," Tserenbat said at an event on environmental problems.

"We are considering reducing tax on waste recycling plants by 50 percent," he said.

Statistics show that over 76 percent of Mongolia's land area suffer from soil degradation.

Recently, the government decided to ban single-use plastic bags from March 1, 2019.