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TOWARDS INTEGRATED WASTE

MANAGEMENTIN ABU DHABI

2013

ANNUAL POLICY BRIEF

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Environment Agency - Abu DhabiCall us: +971 2 4454777 E-mail us: [email protected] more about us: www.ead.ae

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ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

“Since its establishment, the United Arab Emirates has put forth sustained efforts toward striking a balance between economic and social growth and the preservation of its cultural, social and environmental heritage, to ensure sustainable development for the present and future generation.”

H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of United Arab Emirates.

Cornich-Abu Dhabi


ABOUT THIS POLICY BRIEF

This policy brief is published annually by the environment Agency-Abu Dhabi in cooperation with The Center of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi with the purpose of exchanging information and ideas about current and future public policies to facilitate sustainable management of solid waste in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

It is available for download in pdf format from the Publications section at www.ead.ae andwww.cwm.ae.

For inquiries or feedback, contact EAD’s customer relations department at [email protected].

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Cover Photo: Green Compost Plant in Abu Dhabi, Mafraq. by Center of Waste Management - ABU DHABI

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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF KEY ENTITIES IN WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTOR

According to Federal Law No. 24 of 1999, Local Law No. 16 of 2005 and local Law No. 21 of 2005, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) is the Competent Authority for developing the government strategy and targets as well as for regulating the waste management sector and enforcing the laws and regulations. The Centre for Waste Management – Abu Dhabi (CWM) is responsible for operating the waste management sector together with

private sector contractors, developing the infrastructure, setting prices and managing the overall operational budget and public investment programmes based on the Law No. 17 of 2008. CWM is also responsible for identifying and adopting the appropriate technologies, for integrated waste management. The Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA) is also a key actor in the waste management sector. DMA is responsible for setting standards that contribute to better practice in waste generation as well as for monitoring and inspecting illegal waste dumping.

Table 1 shows the demarcation of roles and responsibilities between EAD, CWM and DMA.

Table 1: Roles and responsibilities of EAD, CWM and DMA in waste management sectorin Abu Dhabi Emirate

Entity

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi(EAD)

Centre of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi(CWM)

Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA)

• Developingacomprehensiveframeworkofregulation,standardsandpoliciestoprotecttheenvironment.

• Monitoringtheenvironmentalimpactofthewastemanagementsystem(i.e.relatedtoair,water, and soil pollution), and adopting standards and regulation.

• InspectingwastemanagementfacilitiespermittedbyEADtoensurecompliancewithrelevantenvironmental laws and regulations.

• Promotingawarenessontheenvironmentalimpactofwasteandinfluencingthebehaviourofwaste generators.

• Promotingresearchrelatedtotheenvironmentalimpactofthewastemanagementsystem

• EnsuringtheimplementationoftheprinciplesofintegratedwastemanagementintheEmirate.• Definingtheoperationalstrategyforthewastemanagementsector• Trackingwastegenerationandensuringadequatewastemanagementsystemcapacity.• PermittingandinspectingallEnvironmentalServiceProvidersoperatinginthewaste

management sector.• Tenderingforandawardingpublicservicecontractsandconcessions;trackingperformanceof

service providers and managing the contracts • Pricingofservicesandproposingofgatefees(tippingfees).• Reportingtothecompetentauthorityabouttheprogressinwastemanagementsector.• Coordinatingwastemanagementoperationswiththeotheremirateswherenecessary.

• MonitoringandinspectingtheEmirateforillegalwastedumping,investigatingrelatedreports,finingidentifiedoffenders,andensuringtimelyclean-up

• Settingstandards,managingconstructionandmaintenanceforlocalroadsinresidentialandmunicipalareas(typesoflitterbinsbytheroadsidewith/withoutwastesegregation;roadsweepingprocedures;etc.)

• Settingbuildingstandardsforallnewbuildings(includingforwastechutesandwastecollectionpoints in apartment buildings).

• Encouraging/mandatinguseofrecyclablesinpublicworksprojectsinvolvingDMAormunicipalities(e.g.recycledConstructionandDemolitioncrushedaggregateinroadbuilding;compost for public green area maintenance)

• EnsuringimplementationofAbuDhabiEHSMSrequirementsfortheconstruction&commercial sectors as set by the Department of Municipal Affairs and the Abu Dhabi EHS Centre

• ManagingCityImageProject

Roles and Responsibilities

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 3


WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THIS BRIEF1) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF KEY ENTITIES IN WASTE

MANAGEMENT SECTOR

2) SETTING OUT THE CHALLENGES• Over10milliontonnesofwasteeachyearandprojectedtogrow• Missedrecoveryopportunitiesfrom64%ofwaste• Only 28% of waste management costs are recovered by the existing tariff

scheme• Astrengthenedlegalframeworkisneeded

3) SETTING OUT THE OPPORTUNITIES • Avisiontodivertmorethan85%ofwastefromlandfills• Investment in waste: Developing the infrastructure and the funding model.• A clear path for integrated legal and policy development• Keyprojectsintherightdirection

Medical and Hazardous Waste dumped in Al Dhafra


Figure 1: Total amounts of waste produced is increasing

Source: Waste Statistics in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi 2011, Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi.

SETTING OUT THE CHALLENGES 5

Abu Dhabi aims to be amongst the leading countries in waste

management by 2030. It needs to invest in infrastructure for

treatment, material recovery and disposal, upgrade the legal

framework, as well as provide incentives and raise awareness

amongst consumers and producers on the advantages of

reducing, reusing and recycling of waste.


OVER 10 MILLION TONNES OF WASTE EACH YEAR AND PROJECTED TO GROW

According to themost recent figures (2011), the totalamount of waste generated within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is estimated to be 10.69 million tonnes/year. This is broken down in Table 2 as follows: 10.565 million tonnes/year of non-hazardous and 126,155 tonnes/year for hazardous waste. The largest waste stream is ConstructionandDemolition(C&D),whichaccountsfor71%ofthetotalwastegeneratedinAbuDhabiEmirate,followed by Municipal Waste (MSW), which accounts for 10.3% of waste generation.

Figure 1 depicts the increase in waste production over the past years, where the total amount of waste increasedabout11%from2009to2011.ThegenerationofC&Dwasteincreasedby8%from2009to2011andis expected to increase by approximately 2% annually;MSWalsoincreasedby8%duringthesameperiodandisexpected to increase by approximately 6%.

Moreover, there is no systematic waste classificationor comprehensive waste composition information. Currently data collection has to rely largely on aggregated unaudited data from contractors and thus cannot be assumed to be very reliable.

Table1: Quantity of waste generated yearly in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (2011)

Non-Hazardous Solid waste

Hazardous Solid waste

Construction & Demolition Waste 6,785,331 724,914 114,330 7,624,575C&Dwaste 4,316,730 679,800 78,795 5,075,325C&Dmixedwaste 2,468,601 45,114 35,535 2,549,250Industrial and Commercial waste 590,808 37,080 15,450 643,338Agriculture waste 239,166 175,203 401,700 816,069 General agriculture waste 42,024 10,506 10,815 63,345 Agriculture mixed waste 150,792 132,252 313,635 596,679 Animal waste 46,350 32,445 77,250 156,045Municipal waste 726,768 287,679 91,155 1,105,602 Households, streets, and public gardens waste 540,750 241,329 77,250 859,329 Bulky waste 186,018 46,350 13,905 246,273Sludge 135,000 0 0 135,000Oil and Gas Waste 0 0 228,396 228,396Other (Tires waste) 7,416 1,545 3,090 12,051

Total quantity of Non-Hazardouswaste generated 8,484,489 1,226,421 854,121 10,565,031

Percentage of Non-Hazardouswaste generated %80.31 %11.61 %8.08 %100

Industrial 19,503Medical 5,037Slaughterhouses Wastes 26,883Fallen stocks Other 10,506Oil and Gas sector 64,226

Total quantity of Hazardous waste generated 126,155

Quantity (Tonnes/Year)

Abu Dhabi City Al Ain Western Region Total

Total quantity waste generated in Abu Dhabi 10,691,186

TYPE OF WASTE

Source: Waste Statistics in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi 2011, Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi.

These figures may vary with the implimentation of a more comprehensive data collection system.

SETTING OUT THE CHALLENGES4


This infrastructure is clearly insufficient to addressthe current challenges to treat legacy waste, and the challenges Abu Dhabi might face in the near future if the population continues growing as forecasted.

As a result of this lack of infrastructure, waste streams are mixed and unsuitable for recycling resulting in most waste being sent to dumpsites. The largest controlled dumpsiteis“AlDhafraLandfill”coveringanareaofnearly1,000 hectares. It is estimated that there is between 60 and 90 million tonnes of mixed waste deposited at this site. Dumpsites contain a lot of legacy waste which is growing by approximately 6 to 8 million tonnes per year.

Recycling in Abu Dhabi is far below its potential and vast quantities of valuable resources are being wasted by sending them to landfill. InAbuDhabi only 36% ofwaste was recovered in 2011, according to the report entitled “Waste statistics in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi 2011”, published by the Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi. This is not so far from the European average. According to the European Environment Agency , in 35 ,2010%ofMSW was recycled in Europe overall. However, in some countries this percentage was much higher. Recycling rates were highest in Austria (63%),followedbyGermany(62%),Belgium(58%)andtheNetherlands(51%)

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Used Oil pond in Al Dhafra

SETTING OUT THE CHALLENGES


INFRASTRUCTURE GAPS: MISSED RECOVERY OPPORTUNITIESFROM64%OF WASTE

Over the last decade, Abu Dhabi has implemented an effective waste collection system for MSW and cleaning

of public areas, by introducing modern equipment and systems, and closer management of contractors.However, the waste management sector in Abu Dhabi suffers from inadequate infrastructure for treatment, material recovery and disposal. Waste streams are mixed and unsuitable for recycling resulting in most waste being sent to dumpsites.

Table 3 shows the current waste management infrastructure in Abu Dhabi.

Table 3: Current waste management infrastructure

Hazardous Waste (including Industrial

and Medical)

Municipal Waste (MSW)

Construction and Demolition (C&D)

Green Waste

Bulky Waste

Commercial and Industrial

• HazardouswasteincinerationinAlAinwithcapacity of 1,300 tonnes per year.

• Medicalandanimalwasteincineratorwithcapacity of 1,152 tonnes per year.

• Sixtransferstations.• Onesortingplantwithcapacityof1,200

tonnes per day, to separate recyclables from mixed wastes.

• Manualsortingservicesatthelandfill(mainlyAlDhafraLandfill).

• TwoC&Dwasterecyclingfacilitieswithcapacity of 10,000 tonnes per day.

• Fourgreencompostplants.

• On-call collection services

• One waste tires plant with capacity of 30,000 tonnes per year.

• Shortageofenoughfacilitiestohandlequantities produced

• Inadequatetreatmentwithinexistingfacilities• Lackofsegregationfromsource.• Gapsincollection.

• Lackofpropersegregation(withinaccuratedata of waste generation)

• AlDhafraisacontrolleddumpsitebutnotanengineeredsanitarylandfill.

• Absenceofneededsanitaryengineeredlandfillsin Al Ain and the Western Region.

• SpoiltloadsofC&Dduetocontamination,andillegal dumping.

• Shortageindemandforrecycledaggregates.

• Asignificantportionisnotsegregatedandthusnot available for recycling.

• Uncontrolleddisposalandillegaldumping

• Limitedsegregationatsourcecausinglackofrecycling opportunities (beside the lack of reliable data).

• Shortageinthecapacityoftreatmentfacilitiesof sewage sludge, causing illegal dumping.

WASTE STREAM CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE MAIN GAPS

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ONLY28%OFWASTEMANAGEMENT COSTS ARE RECOVERED BY THE EXISTING TARIFF SCHEME

With all its gaps, the current public waste management system is cheap in nominal terms for the government and waste producers, though not necessarily cost effective. The total annual operating and capital expenditure for waste management in 2011 was AED 979 million, nearly 72%ofthiswasdirectfundingfromthegovernment.

The current tariff system raised AED 188 Million during 2012, 28% of the waste management costs. Fees arecurrently much lower than in other countries and the current system is felt by small waste generators to be

unfair because a maximum tariff of AED 50,000 is applied no matter how much waste is produced, resulting in smaller waste producers paying disproportionality more than largerwasteproducerswhobenefitfromthecap.

Overall, the current funding model fails to:• Balancerevenueswithcost.• Incentivizewastereduction.• Provideadequatefundingfortheneeded

infrastructure.• Accountforenvironmentaldamageandfuture

liabilities caused by current disposal practices.

Over the next decade, Abu Dhabi needs to make significantinvestmentin:• Infrastructureupgrades.• Theoperationandmaintenanceofnewfacilities.• Datagathering.• Awarenesscampaignsthatchangebehaviour.

Source: Waste Management Strategy for Emirate of Abu Dhabi (2013-2018)

COST

REVENUE

654,226,224

188,353,443

Degreeofcost-coveragethroughrevenue=28.8%

Balancing the waste management operational budget (based on actuals 2011)

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A VISION TO DIVERT MORE THAN85%OFWASTEFROMLANDFILLS

Abu Dhabi Environment Vision 2030 provides an overall guiding framework to consider and preserve the environment when operating in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The vision for the waste sector is to achieve an enhanced value creation through optimised material flows and waste management by 2030.To realise thisvision, Abu Dhabi plans to initially increase waste reduction, recycling and reuse to divert waste from landfills.Then,AbuDhabiplanstochangethefocusfromwaste management to resource and material flow.

This will entail developing an enabling environment to reduce the materials and energy intensity of domestic production and consumption.

EAD has led the development of a five-yearWasteManagement Strategy for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in partnership with CWM and the Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA). This strategy establishes targets (Table 4) and the initiatives required to achieve them.

Central to the whole strategy is to divert 85% ofmunicipal solid waste and 90% of construction anddemolition waste from landfill.

Achieving these targets will require significantinfrastructure development, a revised legal and policy framework and cost recovery structure that is fair and accepted by waste producers, and that better shares the financial burden by waste producers with thegovernment.

Table 4 - Agreed priority targets for the waste management sector (2013-2018)

SHORT OR MID-TERM TARGETS ACTUAL 2012 2018 TARGET

%ofcollectedmixedMSWsortedaftercollection <20% >75%

%ofMSWdivertedfromlandfill 25% 85%

%ofC&Ddivertedfromlandfill 45% 90%

%ofgreenwastedivertedfromlandfill <30% >50%

%hazardouswastegoingtoprovisional(interim)landfillstoragedueto

lack of appropriate treatment capacity >50% 0%

%ofbusinessesactivelyrecyclingwaste 40% 95%

%ofwastemanagementcostscoveredbyderivedrevenues <30% 60-65%

%ofwastecollectioncontractswithsegregatedwastecollectionfor

residents 15% 100%

%ofESPsregisteredasEnvironmentalHealthandSafety

Management System 0% 50%

11SETTING OUT THE OPPORTUNITIES


A STRENGTHENED LEGAL FRAMEWORK IS NEEDED

Although the waste legal and regulatory framework was developed at the Federal and Emirate level, there remain a number of challenges with this framework that need to be addressed.

Federal Law No. 24 of 1999 acts as the overall umbrella-law for environmental protection. Law No. 16 of 2005 concerningthere-organisationofEADidentifiesEADasthe lead entity for environmental protection, including waste management. The Waste Management Law No. 21 of 2005 identifiesEADas thecompetentauthority forwaste management.

In 2008, the Centre of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi (CWM) was established through Law No. 17 of 2008. However, because Law No. 17 post-dates Law No. 16 and Law No. 21, the roles of CWM were not established in Law No. 21.

All laws previously mentioned provide a high-level framework. However, the implementation regulations, standards and policies are not in place to enable the effective implementation of the law.

Other challenges include the need for:• Policies,technicalenvironmentprotectionandsafety

standards and thresholds.• Specific regulations that enforce waste reduction

reuse and recycle as well as material recovery.• Proper legislations and incentives to encourage

waste generators to reduce, reuse and recycle waste.

• RegulatoryharmonisationacrosstheUAEtopreventdiversion of waste to Emirates with the lowest regulatory standards, lowest level of regulatory supervision, and consequently, the cheapest disposal routes.

• The development ofmechanisms for enforcementand judicial powers of the entities responsible forwaste management.

• Settingaframeworkforpenaltiesandfinesthatwillact as deterrent.

ILLEGAL DUMPING: A CHALLENGE THAT REQUIRES COLLABORATION

Illegaldumpingofwasteisasignificantchallengeinthesector.Itresultsinhabitatdegradation, soil contamination and groundwater contamination, as well as formationofhabitats fororganismscausing infectiousdiseases.Themajorityofwilddumping is sewagesludge,wastewater,C&Dwaste, farmwasteandbulkywaste.

An integrated legislation, adequate infrastructure, better enforcement and monitoring are required to overcome this challenge. Also, awareness campaigns can raise responsibility among waste producers to prevent illegal dumping.



TOWARDS INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ABU DHABIObjectivesandtargetsforthewastemanagementsector

Sorting Station in AlAin


INVESTING IN WASTE: INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND A FUNDING MODEL

The specific size and location of this infrastructureneeds to be addressed in the spatial master plans for the different districts of Abu Dhabi.The development, operation and maintenance of the infrastructurewillrequiresignificantinvestment.Toavoidthis burden falling on the government, considerations should be given to a range of cost recovery mechanisms which include:

• Commercial&industrialtariff.• Tariffsfordomesticmixedwaste.• Highlandfillgatefees/tippingfees.• Revenuesfromnewwaste-to-energyfacility.• Revenuesfromwastemanagementconcession

holders.• Revenuesfrompermitting&licensing.

• Revenuefromenvironmentalserviceprovidersvehicle tracking system.

• Directfeesforindividualisedservices(hazardous&bulky waste).

• Revenuefrompenalties/fines.• Revenuefromnewwastemanagementtraining

centre.• Potentialrevenuestreamsfromfranchisingof

developed waste management systems and procedures to companies, other Emirates or countries.

Experience from other countries has shown that as the cost of waste disposal shifts to the waste produces, there can be an increase in illegal activity, such as illegal dumping or fly tipping, to avoid cost. Therefore, theregulatory enforcement and penalty system will need to be strengthened to minimize illegal activity and to prevent illegal operators gaining an unfair competitive advantage over law abiding companies.

Ultimately, any new fee structure needs to be fair, transparent, appropriately consulted and effective at recoveringcostandincentivizingtheflowofwasteawayfrom landfill.

Table 5: Needed infrastructure

REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTOR

• Establish hazardous waste secure landfill with capacity of20,000 to 200,000 m3 as an interim solution.

• Establishatleastthreestate-of-the-artsanitarylandfillsinAlDhafra, Ghiyathi and KIZAD.

• Establishsortingplantincludingheattreatmentorwashingpant, with capacity of 25,000-500,000 tonnes, at Al Mafraq or Al Dhafra.

• Createsevennewtransferstations(capacity5,000-10,000tonnes)toimproveefficiencyofwastetransportationatkeylocations in the Emirate.

• Complete on going Waste-to-Energy plant (WtE) withcapacity of one million tonnes/year, conducted by Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA).

• Study feasibility of establishing one mechanical-biologicaltreatment plant with capacity of 100,000 to 250,000 tonnes.

• Establishcentralhazardouswastefacility(rotarykiln,plasmaarc, or torch incinerator) with capacity of 10,000 to 50,000 tonnes.

• Establishonephysical-chemicaltreatmentplantforindustrialwaste, with capacity of 10,000-50,000 tonnes.

• EstablishadditionalC&Dcrushingandsortingplant(capacity3,000,000 tonnes per year) to meet expected increase in C&D disposal demand.

• EstablishcontrolledexporttrackforE-waste.

• Study feasibility of establishing one bulky waste sortingand treatment facility with capacity of 100,000 to 300,000 tonnes.

• Studyfeasibilityofestablishingoneendoflifevehicleplantwith capacity of 50,000 vehicles/year.

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KEY PROJECTS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

Energy Recovery Strategy (Waste-to-Energy)There is an on-going feasibility study being undertaken by Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA). TAQA has completed a detailed waste composition study, comprising over 200 samples and conducted over a 3 month period in order to determine the feasibility of a Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant in Abu Dhabi. This is the biggest and most extensive waste study ever commissioned in UAE. The conclusion of the study is that thereissufficientwaste,withasufficientlyhighcalorificvalue, to build a 1 million tonne per annum WtE plant in Abu Dhabi.

Without such a new track it will be challenging to achieve the Emirate’s targets for landfill diversion of 80-90%,reduction of transportation mileage, and the generation of energy from renewable sources.Delivery of a majorWtE facility would normally takeup to 5 years. However, since much of the development and feasibility work has been undertaken by TAQA, the project can be delivered by quarter 4 2016-quarter12017.

UPC’s Estidama’s Pearl Rating SystemEstidama’s Pearl Rating System is the sustainability programme covering all new development (communities, buildings and villas) within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and has been in force for over 2 years.

Estidama sets entry level construction and demolition waste recycling targets of %30 with a reward mechanism for achieving higher recycling rates set at %50 and %70 respectively.

In terms of operational waste, all buildings are required to produce an operational waste strategy aiming to improve infrastructure,achieveaminimumlandfilldiversionrateof %40 of operational waste, as well as providing adequate waste handling and transportation facilities.

Paperless DayThe number of participants for Paperless Day, an initiative organised by the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD)

on November 2012 ,21, increased from 270,000 people in 2011 to 294,075 people in 2012 including individuals, government organisations, universities and NGOs from UAE.

Paperless Day 2012 was supported by a number of organisations, including the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research,Ministry ofWater & Environment, General Secretariatof Executive Council, Abu Dhabi Education Council, Abu Dhabi Police, Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, Family Development Foundation, Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company (ADGAS) Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd (GASCO), Masdar, Mubadala, Shell, BP, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, Al Dar properties, Department of Transport, Standard Chartered Bank and number of municipalities, hotels and hospitals.

In 2012 there were 300,000 participants for Paperless Day resulting in a reduction of nearly 14 tonnes of CO2 emitted.

‘SavingGrace’ProjectThe ‘Saving Grace’ Project, known locally as HefthAlNe’ma, is a humanitarian initiative overseen by the Red Crescent Authority in order to overcome extravagance and waste of surplus of food, and redistribute it to the poor and needy with the support of the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority and the Department of Municipal Affairs - Abu Dhabi Municipality.

Since it’s establishment in 2005,theprojectcontributedto alleviate the suffering of thousands of needy families, orphans and workers as well as increased public awareness about the importance of empathy with the suffering of the disadvantaged in society.

The project is divided into several sections aimed atreducing waste of food and other merchandise, such as furniture, clothing and medicine, and gives them to the needy families.

The contributors such as hotels, restaurants, palaces and wedding halls inform the Red Crescent on schedule of eventsandceremonies.Then, theprojectteampreparetools necessary to maintain the quality and temperature of the food and deliver it to the needy in the same day.

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A CLEAR PATH FOR INTEGRATED LEGAL AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT

In order to improve the regulatory framework for the waste sector in Abu Dhabi, the following initiatives will be implemented:

• Develop missing waste management policies inconsultation with all stakeholders (e.g. Waste classification, hazardous waste policy, Waste-to-Energy policy).

• Develop required standards, Standard OperatingProcedures and Code of Practices, to develop the system (e.g. waste segregation procedures, permitting procedures, emission standards).

• WorkwithMinistryofEnvironmentandWater toharmonize waste management laws, regulation, and standards across UAE.

• Clarifyjudicialpowersofeachentityforenforcementof waste management regulation and align inspection check-lists across DMA-CWM-EAD.

• EAD will license and inspect all existing wastemanagement facilities retrospectively and all new facilities as agreed with CWM.

• Enhance anti-dumping and fly-tipping controls(especially for hazardous wastes sewage sludge,

waste water; C&D and green waste).• Develop regulations and incentives to encourage

waste producers to implement best practices to reduce, reuse and recycle waste.

• Integrateinspectionsystemsandcheck-lists.• Increasewaste-dumpingpenalties fromAED5,000

to AED 100,000 and align penalties across UAE as soon as possible.

• Set andenforce standards for clean-up, if offendercan be identified and systematically impoundoffenders vehicles.

• Design andmaintain tracking system for allwasteincluding marine waste.

• Establish mechanism to track waste generatorsincluding waste from farms, labour camps, small commercial entities, etc.

EADwilldevelopaunifiedwastemanagementlawfortheEmirate of Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with concerned stakeholders, to clarify roles and responsibilities of waste management sector and interactions between stakeholders.

Finally, the waste management strategy has recommended that the CWM, DMA, and EAD form a permanent strategic planning and coordination committee to manage the implementation strategy and associated alignment processes between the three entities and other stakeholders.

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Midical Waste bags dumped in Al Dhafra

SETTING OUT THE OPPORTUNITIES


Used tires dumped in Al Dhafra


UAE Free of Plastic BagsIn 2009, a Cabinet Decision was issued to implement a programme to reduce the use of plastic bags and ban the use on non-degradable plastic bags based on a proposal by the Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW).

The Ministry then launched the ‘UAE: Free of Plastic Bags’ Campaign.

In 2011, Ministerial Resolution 451 was issued by MoEW for proper registration of plastic bags factories and suppliers.

EAD is the authority responsible for implementing the Cabinet Decision and the Ministerial Resolution decision throughout the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

EAD has been working with wide range of stakeholders for the effective delivery of such plastic bags policies. EAD circulates Resolution 451 to the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development & ZonesCorp in order toalign with MoEW on legal requirements and streamline implementation.

NADAFA ProgrammeNadafa Programme is a regional initiative led by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and supervised by the Centre of Waste Management - Abu Dhabi, to ensure proper and sustainable use of natural resources in order to promote reduction of waste production at source and monitor, record all activities on waste, activate the structure of waste management and to overcome the environmental and economic damage impacts of the waste.

Themainobjectivesofthisprogramareto:• ReducetheproductionofwasteinAbuDhabi.• Encouragepeopletorecyclewaste.• Spreadawarenessonhowtodealwithwaste.• Usethelatesttechnologyinwastemanagement

(like GPS tracking system).• Encourageinvestorsinfriendlyenvironment

businesses.

“Stop Illegal Dumping of Waste” The Centre of Waste Management launched the “Stop Illegal Dumping of Waste” campaign in September 2012 under the slogan (See it, Report it, Stop it) across various regions of Abu Dhabi. The campaign was sponsored by the Department of Municipal Affairs and the Higher Corporation for Specialized Economic Zones (ZonesCorp), and supported by ADNOC, ETISALAT, Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company (ADSSC), Abu Dhabi Distribution Company, Abu Dhabi Education Council and Abu Dhabi Police.

The campaign aimed to raise awareness of society regarding the danger of illegal dumping of waste and wastewater on the environment and natural resources, and the resulting damage threaten the Emirate’s natural resources. It also aimed to be a prime example demonstrating the strong partnership between the local community and the Centre of Waste Management, and in turn encouraged the promotion of sustainable behavior.

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