Solid Waste Recycling

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Solid Waste Recycling

• Eng. Hala Nobani
• Greater Amman Municipality

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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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• The 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.

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Where are we?
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Our Goals

• 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.

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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

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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.

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Executive Privatization Commission

• 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.

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Drop-off recycling centers (Bring community banks

• 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.

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• 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)

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How Can Participation Be Encouraged?

• 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
• 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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• We 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.

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Sorting Plant

• We have chosen the Al Shaer 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 Shaer TS
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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.

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Thank You