WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTOR TARGET NUMBER OF PROJECTS IN OMAN

20112012201320142015Total

LocationELWTPWTSELWTPWTSELWTPWTSELWTPWTSELWTPWTSELWTPWTSLF*

Muscat1 1 1 1 2 0 7

Al Batinah1 4 1 1 6 1 6 3 1 16 103

Musandam1 2 1 2 2 0 4 6

Al Dhairah1 4 1 4 2 0 8 86

Al Dakliyah1 5 1 5 2 0 10 45

Al Sharqiyah1 4 1 11 1 2 1 1 4 0 18 61

Al Wusta1 4 1 0 4 21

Dhofar1 5 1 1 1 5 21

Total16 4 65 350

Engineered Landfill

Waste Treatment Plant

Waste Transfer Station

Landfill

* Take out of operation and/or rehabilitate the existing dump yards/ landfills.

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WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTOR STRATEGYCURRENT PROJECTSFUTURE PROJECTSHIGHLIGHTS on the RECOMMENDATIONS of the 2ND INTERNATIONAL WASTEMANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (MUSCAT 2013)

Non Hazardous Waste (NHW) PrioritiesTransform the service of the MW collectionA local database should be established for collecting, updating and analyzing all kinds of information related to the waste management sector,

Establish the necessary infrastructures:-Waste treatment plant- Landfills-Transfer Station-Recycling-Engineered landfill sites.Optimize the Operation/Governance Model & Framework of the sector ( Policies Legislation Strategies Plans)Adopt policies for solving the unsustainabledevelopment problem in cities due to its clear impact on the production, nature & quantities of wastes, etc.

Successful takeover of refuse collection operations.Establish the following infrastructures:-Waste treatment plant- Landfills-Transfer Station-Recycling-Engineered landfill sites.Adopt Various policies for the treatment of all kinds of wastes.

WMS for Sohar Gateway, Al Duqm, and Dhofar.Conscious culture for Environment Conservation and protection and sustainable waste practices and behaviour ( Awareness Campaigns)The necessity of activating the role of the institutionsconcerned with the waste and leftover materials management through supporting and putting the output of applicable researches into effect.

Waste Management System from Oil Industry, Waste Tyres, Construction and Demolition Waste.Improve and align the level of services in the sector with the level of services in the developed economies ( Europe, North America)Establish local centers for managing the waste recycling operations as a first step for the waste management in the Sultanate.

Start with the rehabilitation and closing of dumpsites.Healthcare/Medical Waste collection, treatment and disposal.The support of the economic studies for realizing the highest economic return and for ensuring the accurate appraisal of projects proposed in this field.

Hazardous Waste (HW) PrioritiesWaste Management System from WEEE Waste.Accurate systems to attract the international expertise firms for making investment in thewaste management field, with the necessity of the participation and encouragement of private sector.

National Hazardous Waste Projects/Official Systems to manage:Oil and chemical waste (organic)Solid and liquid HW (inorganic)Health Care WasteE-waste (WEEE)Lead battery wasteEnd of life vehicles (ELV)Waste Management System from Waste tyres.Plans for modern systems concerning the collection of various wastes while setting plans for the newarchitectural and industrial communities, along with studying a system for placing waste containers underground due to its .environmental, economic and aesthetic advantages

CURRENT PROJECTSFUTURE PROJECTSHIGHLIGHTS on the RECOMMENDATIONS of the 2ND INTERNATIONAL WASTEMANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (MUSCAT 2013)

HW Treatment facility in DuqmTake out of operation and/or rehabilitate the existing dump yards/ landfills.Methods of procuring the financing resources to the waste management projects, along with setting several alternatives, and for projecting the principle that the party producing the waste shall be charged with the relevant cost.

HW Treatment landfill and solidification palnt in DuqmThe role of Government in financing and supporting the waste management sector.

The role of small and medium enterprises should be confirmed for supporting the development opportunities in the green economy.

HW Temporary Storage facility in Liwa(extension) SoharThe significance of adopting the green development approach and minimizing the production of waste should be taken into consideration for the purpose of realizing the sustainable development.

Sector take over and asset transferSet fundamental solutions for dealing with the dangerous waste in the Sultanate should be accelerated.

Waste Classification SystemAn urgent plan should be set for closing and rehabilitating the currently open dumps in harmony with the current plans and strategies, along with soliciting the assistance of the international expertise in this field (Consultants, companies & academics)

Waste Survey

Electronic Waste Information System (eWIS)

Institutional Framework for Waste Management

WASTE SECTOR LAW

SECTOR OPERATIONbeahSECTOR REGULATIONMINISTRIESMUNICIPALITIESMUNICIPAL COUNCILSENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATIC AFFAIRSMUSCAT MUNICIPALITYWaste Generation(Prevention, minimization, avoidance)

DHOFAR MUNICIPALITY

Waste Regulatory- Regulations- Decisions- Legislation- Standard Specifications- Law enforcement- Commitment- MonitoringMINISTRY OF REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY AND WATER RESOURCESSegregation(Classification)

Collection

SOHAR DEVT OFFICE

Transportation

MINISTRY OF HEALTHTreatment(Recycling, Composting, Reuse, Recovery)

Disposal(Landfill)

When the government consider privatization it will be done at this levelNon-Hazardous Waste(Municipal)

Hazardous Waste

Sources:http://www.fleminggulf.com/cms/uploads/conference/downloads/RecommendationsEnglish.pdfhttp://www.fleminggulf.com/cms/uploads/conference/downloads/Marthinus_Joubert_beah_Oman.pdfhttp://www.fleminggulf.com/cms/uploads/conference/downloads/RecommendationsEnglish.pdfhttp://www.oeshc.co.om/Downloads/WasteManagementProjects.pdfhttp://www.oeshc.co.om/Downloads/OmanWasteManagementStrategy.pdf