AMMAN
(JNews)— Jordanian Businessmen Association (JBA) signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with representatives of the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) through Chemonics International, which is
implementing a recycling project in Jordan, according to the Jordan News
Agency, Petra.
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In a
statement released on Saturday, the JBA said the project stimulates Jordan's
private sector and companies to use recycling and network JBA's members with
companies operating in the recycling industry.
The project,
which is implemented under joint supervision of Ministry of Environment and
Greater Amman Municipality (GAM), seeks to increase commercial competitiveness
by strengthening market relations and improving the business-friendly
environment, by transforming the recycling services network into a competitive
sector that contributes to sustainable management of solid waste in the
Kingdom.
JBA's member
Michel Nazzal, who signed the MoU, affirmed the JBA's support for all efforts
to conserve the environment through this important project for waste recycling,
which represents multiple sectors that would contribute
"significantly" to support these endeavors, represented by the hotel,
heavy and light industries, and medical care sectors.
Nazzal also
pointed to the importance of the project's action mechanism, based on achieving
mutual trade interets, which aims to serve companies and businesses operating
in the recycling services sector, which increases incentive for all partners to
push success of this national venture.
Meanwhile,
project manager, Maher Hamdan, said the enterprise aims to protect environment,
public health and preserve natural resources through an integrated waste
management system, aimed to increase recycling operations and separate
recyclable organic materials, in addition to stimulating the recycling process
and focusing on raising awareness at the society level.
The project,
Hamdan added, aims to support and stimulate waste recycling and re-usage in the
business sector, adding that it began to pay off for a number of successful
projects for major retail companies.
The
agreement also aims to raise awareness among Jordan's business sector to take
part in the project, and for the citizen alike, by holding workshops with JBA's
members, Hamdan pointed out.
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