During the past six months, Eastern Municipality recycled more than 97,000 tons of construction and demolition waste in Dammam, as part of the implementation of the new mechanism for waste disposal, in line with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030 aimed at promoting environmental sustainability.
The Eastern Municipality explained that the new mechanism requires beneficiaries to issue construction and demolition licenses by obtaining a certificate proving the disposal of construction waste, in line with the achievement of the objectives of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 aimed at enhancing environmental sustainability. The Eastern Municipality explained that the new mechanism requires beneficiaries to issue building and demolition licenses by obtaining a certificate proving the disposal of construction waste, indicating that this contributed to reducing the random dumping of waste and supplying it to the Municipality's waste recycling station, which operates with an operational capacity of 10,000 tons per day.
The Municipality indicated that the new mechanism has contributed to reducing the random dumping of waste and supplying it to the Municipality's waste recycling station, which operates with an operational capacity of 10,000 tons per day. The Municipality pointed out that the implementing agencies are obliged to use recycled construction waste in road and maintenance projects, in support of the circular economy approach, reducing dependence on natural resources, achieving the objectives of the Kingdom's vision, raising the quality of the urban landscape, achieving a balance between urban development and environmental sustainability, in order to achieve the aspirations of the wise leadership towards smart and integrated cities.
The Municipality pointed out that this has contributed to reducing the indiscriminate disposal of waste and supplying it to the Municipality's waste recycling station, which operates with an operational capacity of up to 10,000 tons.
