AMMAN — The
Ministry of Environment is
preparing a tender for having specialized units process and handle medical and
hazardous waste at the Swaqa landfill, according to Al-Ghad News.
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These will be “chemical and other processing and
handling units, at a cost that may reach more than JD20 million,” the paper
quoted a source as saying.
Al-Ghad was told the “the tender for the processing
and handling units will be presented to local companies, which can use a
partner from outside the Kingdom with experience in this field”.
The total area of the landfill is 8,000 dunums, of
which 1,200 dunums are currently being used. The landfill receives 3,000 tonnes
of industrial and medical waste annually; currently, the quantity of waste
stored is estimated at 30,000 tonnes.
The Environment Department at the Ministry of
Municipal and Rural Affairs and the Environment chose the site, 125km southeast
of Amman, in 1989.
The ministry has allocated JD1 million from the
Environment Protection Fund to prepare studies on the required standards and
specifications, and assess the expertise of companies that will build
incinerators at the Swaqa landfill.
A tender was launched for this purpose through the
Public Tenders Department and the Ministry of Works to attract companies
wishing to conduct these studies before one is chosen to implement the project.
The Kingdom produces 2.7 million tonnes of municipal
solid waste annually, of which 2,745 tonnes are medical waste, and 45,000
tonnes are hazardous industrial waste, according to government statistics.
About 2,000 tonnes are transported to the hazardous waste treatment center
annually.
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