Transcript Solid Waste Recycling Eng. Hala Nobani Greater Amman Municipality

Solid Waste Recycling
Eng. Hala Nobani
Greater Amman Municipality
Definition
 Recycling
is defined as the
collecting, manufacturing and
selling/buying of new products
made from what once was
thought of as waste
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recycling symbol of chasing
arrows on the cover represents the
three components necessary to
make a difference through recycling
 Collection
 Manufacture, and
 Purchase
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There is a much wider scope for recycling in
developing countries due to several factors:
Labor costs are lower.
In many countries there is an existing culture of
reuse and recycling, with the associated
system of collection, sorting, cleaning and
reuse of ‘waste’ or used materials.
There is often an ‘informal sector’ which is
ideally suited to taking on small-scale recycling
activities. Such opportunities to earn a small
income are rarely missed by members of the
urban poor.
There are fewer laws to control the standards of
recycled materials. (This is not to say that
standards can be low – the consumer will
always demand a certain level of quality).
Transportation costs are often lower, with hand
or box carts often being used.
Innovative use of scrap machinery often leads
to low entry costs for processing or
manufacture.
Where are we?
Our Goals
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Contribute to improving the
environmental situation of the city of
Amman.
Raise the environmental awareness
among the citizens
Reduce the amount of waste received in
Ghabawi Landfill and prolong the life of
the cells.
Increase revenues by providing a new
source of income.
Reduce emissions from the landfill.
Pilot Projects by NGOs
 Since
1995 GAM is supporting Jordan
Environment Society (JES) in
implementing the pilot recycling
project, by sending specialized
employees to help in the survey and
the awareness campaign and also in
deputizing workers and vehicles to
help in collecting and separating the
recyclables
Supporting private sector
 In
2005 The Mayor had signed an
agreement with Al Tadweer Company.
Under this agreement GAM allocated
35 dunoms near Al Ghabawi landfill to
build a dirty MRF (Material Recovery
Facility) with a capacity of 600 ton
daily.
Executive Privatization
Commission
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In early 2007 GAM requested the
Executive Privatization Commission to
assess the potential for managing and
recycling Municipal Solid Waste in the
Municipality through a (PPP)
arrangement. A pre-feasibility review
was conducted. This concluded that a
phased approach to MSW management
and recycling under a PPP contract
would be feasible and favorable option
for introducing private sector
participation to the project.
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Various collection options have been
elaborated and assessed and based on
technical and financial reasoning, a clean
Material Recycling Facility (MRF) with
separation at source of dry recyclables
using household separation, and bring /
community banks, has been selected as a
key revenue generating element of the
project. It has been decided that this will be
implemented in combination with
collection, transport/ transfer and disposal
of the residual wet waste (Household and
Commercial sources remaining after
recycling). Residential and Commercial
customers will be served.
Drop-off recycling centers
(Bring community banks
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are set up so that individuals can deliver
their recyclables to a designated
collection site. Containers need to be
well labeled and in a convenient
location. Grocery stores or schools are
often willing to participate by providing
a convenient drop-off area in their
parking lots.
 Regularly scheduled pickup and
cleaning will be needed.
 Our plan is to start using schools,
Parks, Technology centers, as drop-off
recycling centers.
 Typical
recycling rates in 2003 for
the EU member states are typically
35 to 40% by weight for MSW
stream and being gradually
increased through the use of
economic and legislative
instruments. (www. Defra.gov.uk)
How Can Participation Be
Encouraged?
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Instilling new habits takes time. The
success of a recycling program will
depend on early community
involvement, followed by continuing
educational efforts.
 One of the best ways to ensure strong
participation in the program is to
introduce recycling to schools first.
When children learn about recycling at
school, they serve as recycling
ambassadors, sharing what they have
learned with their families and others in
the community.
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For the coming two years we will conduct a pilot
project called (Implementation to Spread
Awareness) ISA
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The ISA project will use the schools as drop-off
recycling centers and with cooperation with The
Executive Commission for Child Friendly City we
will give lectures to the Liaison officers in the
schools and these officers well be spreading the
idea in there turn among their colleagues in the
first stage. In the second stage with the aid of
these officers we will be spreading the idea for
adjacent neighborhoods. And in the third stage we
will seek the commercial sites participation
through conducting a wide spread awareness
campaign using the media and special
publications.
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will support participating schools
in the project by providing free
services to them depending on the
needs of each school
 Entertainment activities well be held
as rewards for students and the
distinguished participants in the
project.
District
Number of
participating
schools
Number of
students
Yarmouk
30
11112
Ras Al Ein
10
2733
Quesmeh
25
7848
Al Naser
19
7323
Total
84
29016
Sorting Plant
We have chosen the Al Sha’er Transfer
station in order to build the semi
automated Clean MRF (material recovery
facility). This TS is build on the high way at
which a small EIA study had been made
and approved the site.
Semi automated MRF can contain the
following: Conveyor belt
 Electromagnetic
 Baling press
 screening machine (optional)
 A glass crusher (optional)
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Al Sha’er TS
Final Destination
 World
market prices for recyclables
are relevant to any project. A
strong demand exists in Jordan for
clean and sorted recyclables.
Prices have increases steeply in
the last decade driven by insatiable
demand from China and India. It is
expected that market prices will
increase further which translate
directly into higher project income.
Thank You