EMIRATES RDF, UMM AL QUWAIN, U.A.E. - FIRST LARGE SCALE WASTE TO FUEL PLANT IN THE GULF REGION
EMIRATES RDF, UMM AL QUWAIN, U.A.E. - FIRST LARGE SCALE WASTE TO FUEL PLANT IN THE GULF REGION
1 PagesSolid Waste EMIRATES RDF, UMM AL QUWAIN, U.A.E. FIRST LARGE SCALE WASTE TO FUEL PLANT IN THE GULF REGION Diverts 1000 tons of waste per day from going to landfill by turning it into a fuel for cement plants Overview Waste collection in the United Arab Emirates is up to standards. However, the majority of the Municipal Solid Waste is still landfilled. UAE’s Vision 2021 targets that 75% of the Municipal Solid Waste will be diverted from landfill. For the Emirates of Ajman and Umm Al Quwain, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, financially supported by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs of the U.A.E., wanted to develop a project for a treatment facility for the mechanical sorting, composting and Refused Derived Fuel (RDF) production of municipal
