The Riyadh Region Municipality , represented by the North City Sector and the National Center for Waste Management (Mawan), in cooperation with the Riyadh Region Governorate, implemented an inspection campaign to reduce the random dumping of construction and demolition waste, promote compliance with relevant municipal regulations and requirements, and maintain public cleanliness and the quality of the urban environment.
The campaign resulted in the detection of 38 violations, including 18 violations related to the competencies of the National Center for Waste Management (Mawan), and 20 traffic violations, as part of joint efforts to control illegal practices and raise the level of compliance with regulatory requirements.
The monitoring efforts focus on verifying compliance with municipal regulations and requirements, ensuring that a waste carrier is contracted and licensed by the National Center for Waste Management, and transporting excavation waste and construction debris to approved landfills, in addition to enhancing coordination between the competent authorities to reduce random practices and raise the efficiency of waste management.
Strengthening field monitoring
This campaign comes as an extension of the Secretariat’s efforts to enhance field monitoring, reduce the environmental impacts resulting from the accumulation of construction and demolition waste , and emphasize the importance of contractors and establishments adhering to the regulatory requirements for waste management, which contributes to maintaining public cleanliness and enhancing the quality of the urban environment. The role of (Mawan) is highlighted in regulating waste management activities, reducing random practices, raising compliance, monitoring adherence to the requirements regulating the sector, verifying dealings with licensed service providers, and directing waste to approved destinations, which reduces the environmental impacts resulting from its irregular disposal and contributes to raising the efficiency of waste management.
The Secretariat stressed the importance of participating in maintaining the cleanliness of the city and reporting violations through the My City application, which enhances community oversight and reduces the recurrence of violations, in line with its vision to be a leading Secretariat for a prosperous and sustainable Riyadh that improves the quality of life.
For its part, the Riyadh Municipality called for contributing to maintaining the cleanliness of the city and reporting violations through the (My City) application, which supports monitoring efforts and reducing the recurrence of violations.
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