32 waste management projects in Abu Dhabi in 2017

Media In – Abu Dhabi 15 July 2018 / WAM

 The total number of solid waste management projects in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi reached 32 in 2017, according to the statistics center, which showed that the total amount of solid waste in the emirate reached 9.657 million tons at the end of last year, 98.1% of which are non-hazardous. In an environmentally safe manner. According to statistics center statistics, the amount of waste generated in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi decreased during the period from 2012 to 2017 by about 25.4% .. The share of construction waste and demolition 41.7% of the total amount of waste for 2017 .. Pima per capita per day of Municipal waste to about 1.27 kg / day. And on the method of waste treatment .. The figures show that 28.4% of them are recycled by 2017 while the percentage of solid waste converted to composting was 2.2% of the total amount of waste. The amount of municipal solid waste in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in 2017 amounted to 1.37 million tons .. Of which 57% was disposed of through the burial of health. It is noteworthy that the Government of Abu Dhabi – in order to provide a healthy urban health environment – paid particular attention to the mechanism of waste disposal according to the latest methods and through the application of modern technologies