Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center (Tadweer) has announced that it has collected around 1.06 million tonnes of waste from domestic, small commercial entities as well as farms through its contractors during the first half from across the emirate.
 
Tadweer’s waste management contracts are valued at AED2.4 billion ($653 million) for over 5 years, and services covering 7 regions in Abu Dhabi include collection and transportation, street sweeping, public area cleaning as well as pest control.
 
Collected through the companies contracted with Tadweer to provide waste collection and transportation services, this waste includes municipal solid waste, bulky waste, green waste from residential areas and farms, animal waste from farms, construction and demolition waste collected as part of general waste management contracts, animal carcasses, slaughterhouse waste and used tyres, said a statement from Tadweer.
 
Of this, waste from residential areas, farms and ranches amounted to 232,169 tonne, whereas animal waste from farms stood at 238,955.14 tonne, it stated.
 
Tadweer also collected 526,007.64 tonne of municipal solid waste, 28,833.26 tonne of bulky waste, 14,223.22 tonne of demolition and construction waste, 6,418.33 tonne of animal carcasses, 7,052.74 tonne of slaughterhouse waste and 2,386.17 tonne of used tyres.
 
Director General Dr Salem Al Kaabi said: "Tadweer has stepped up its efforts to ensure the effectiveness of waste management services and facilities in the emirate as part of its priority to create a healthy and safe environment for Abu Dhabi community."
 
"This articulates Tadweer’s mandate to support sustainable development and safeguard public health in the emirate in line with the directives of our wise leadership, while contributing to achieving the objectives of Abu Dhabi Plan 2030," noted Al Kaabi.
"At Tadweer, we implement an integrated waste management system to ensure the efficiency of waste collection, transportation and treatment in accordance with the highest international standards. Furthermore, the Center utilizes the latest machinery and solutions in the treatment, recycling and disposal of waste to prevent any potential risks associated with waste management to both humans and environment," he said.
 
According to him, Tadweer had deployed a field team comprising 5,325 personnel equipped with 987 vehicles and 153,000 containers to handle an average of 178,150.27 tonnes of waste every month during the period.
 
Despite the unprecedented challenges due to Covid-19 outbreak, Tadweer's teams had made remarkable achievements owing to high level of preparedness to deal with any emergencies and protect public health and safety through ensuring a clean, healthy and safe environment in the emirate, he added.-TradeArabia New Service

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