15 September 2013
The largest mechanized waste recycling site in southern Iran will be inaugurated on Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf, at a cost of 200 billion rials, announced the managing director of Qeshm Free Zone Organization.

Esfandiar Heydaripour added that the project, which started in March 2013, would become operational in November.

"Qeshm Investment Development Company has purchased the automatic facilities of the site from the Netherlands to recycle garbage by using high technology," he said.

"We will turn Qeshm into a healthy and clean island by organizing the illegal garbage recycling workshops, uniting the management of garbage collection and using the most modern recycling machineries."

Qeshm Island, located in the Persian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz, is Iran's second biggest free trade zone and a unique tourism hub.

As one of the largest islands in the world, Qeshm boasts of numerous natural, historical, religious and trade attractions.

The beautiful nature of Qeshm has not only made it an ideal tourist spot, but also a suitable place for pursuing academic studies.

© Iran Daily 2013