Latest news with #IntegratedNationalSolidWasteManagementProgramme
Zawya
11-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Qatar advances circular economy, recycling practices
DOHA: Qatar has made significant strides in advancing its circular economy and recycling initiatives, demonstrating a strong commitment to environmental sustainability. Domestic Solid Waste Management Center (DSWMC) transformed wastes into approximately 277,000 megawatt-hours of electricity last year, contributing to both its operations and the national grid. The center also produced over 40,000 tonnes of fertilizers in 2024 from green waste of farms, afforestation projects, and green spaces, in addition to wood factory waste, which is mixed with fertilizer and soil to improve soil quality and maintain acceptable soil moisture levels. Located in Mesaieed, the DSWMC is one of the largest specialised waste management facilities in the Middle East, covering an area of three square kilometres, receiving 828,000 tonnes of household waste annually, at a rate of 2,300 tonnes per day. The Ministry of Municipality's 2024-2030 strategy aims at implementing the National Integrated Solid Waste Program, which includes designing and building a new engineering landfill, closing and planting old landfills, segregation of waste at the source, and increasing the percentage of recycled materials, as part of efforts to protect the environment and promote sustainability. Additionally, the Ministry of Municipality allocated 51 plots of land for recycling factories in Al Afjah, promoting private sector's involvement in the recycling industry. Located in the Mesaieed Industrial Area, approximately 40 kilometres south of Doha, Al Afjah is being developed as a hub for recycling industry to meet Qatar's ambitious goals for sustainability and circular economy. Al Afjah area for Recycling Industries was established by Qatar to forge partnerships between the government and private sectors in a bid to support the circular economy. The activities allowed to be carried out in Al Afjah include recycling oil, medical waste, wood, metal, electronic items, plastic, tyres, batteries, segregation and recycling of construction waste and producing organic cement, and recycling glass and cloth, among others. The Ministry of Municipality is providing recyclable materials to recycling factories operating in Qatar to enhance recycling practices and promote sustainability and a circular economy. The ministry is running an Integrated National Solid Waste Management Programme for an integrated development of all facilities and systems for collecting, transporting, and managing solid waste until 2030, following principles of circular economy and Qatar National Vision 2030. The programme also aims to educate people about the importance of rationalising all uses to reduce waste in general. The Ministry of Municipality is providing containers all over the country in phases for disposing of recyclable materials and organic waste separately under the waste sorting at source programme. The second phase of the waste sorting at source programme, which is being implemented in Doha at first, will run for over two years until 2025 and will cover all households. The waste sorting at source programme will be launched in Umm Salal, Al Daayen, Al Khor and Al Shamal in 2026. By the end of 2027, the programme will be implemented in Al Rayyan, Al Wakrah and Al Sheehaniya. The programme, run by the Ministry of Municipality, aims to boost recycling for sustainability and a circular economy in line with Qatar National Vision 2030. Sorting out waste at source is part of general cleanliness which brings many economic and environmental benefits such as reducing large quantities of waste going to landfills, and ensuring sustainability and environment preservation. The Ministry of Municipality is also running public awareness campaigns, such as the Qatar Zero Waste campaign, and it organised conferences and exhibitions to promote recycling and sustainability. These initiatives reflect Qatar's dedication to fostering a sustainable and environmentally responsible future through robust recycling and waste management practices. © Dar Al Sharq Press, Printing and Distribution. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. ( The Peninsula Newspaper
Zawya
02-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Qatar municipality progressing well towards zero-waste target
The Ministry of Municipality has reaffirmed its pioneering commitment to attain sustainability through various tangible initiatives towards the creation of a clean and more sustainable environment and green future. On the occasion of the International Zero Waste Day, the ministry stressed the need for collaborating efforts of people and the related entities to attain the objective in Qatar and reviewed its various efforts and achievements in this regard. The ministry has a comprehensive legal system to maintain public health, environment cleanness and achieve sustainable development. These include the ministerial decision no 143 for 2022 on the regulations of using plastic bags, besides the launch of the comprehensive national programme for sorting waste at the source, and the ministerial decision no 170 of 2021 regarding sorting of solid waste. The Integrated National Solid Waste Management Programme launched in 2022 targets an integrated development of all facilities and systems for collecting, transporting and managing solid waste in the country until 2030 following the principles of circular economy, and Qatar National Vision 2030. The ministry has always adopted an active awareness approach to promote the ideas and practices of sustainability across the society such as constant inspection campaigns to monitor the implementation of the decision to limit the use of single-use plastic bags, a number of conferences and events held throughout the year to promote recycling and sustainability, various activities and events held at the shopping malls to raise public awareness on related issues, and maintaining active partnership with the private sector, factories and companies in this regard. Accordingly, the ministry has made several key success in waste recycling that include effectively disposing of the country's stock of damaged tyres, the production of more than 277 megawatt/hour of clean energy using recycled materials, and the production of more than 40,000 tonnes of fertilisers from recycled waste. The Ministry has allocated 51 land plots for establishing recycling plants at Al Afja Area in Mesaieed. The first guidebook for waste management and recycling was also launched, while awareness efforts are ongoing to attain the zero-waste target. © Gulf Times Newspaper 2022 Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
