First ever building waste recycling plant opens in Abu Dhabi

posted on 12/05/2010: 109 views

An innovative new Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Plant officially opened in Al Dhafra yesterday. The plant, which uses environmentally friendly technology, will process and recycle building waste to produce aggregate materials which can be re-used in the construction industry.

The plant is one of the largest and most sophisticated of its kind in the region. It has the capacity to handle more than 5,000 tons and to reach 15000 tons in the future. The plant will separate plastics, steel, wood, and paper for recycling.

The remaining waste will be processed to produce aggregates which will be reused in the construction industry. The plant will help tackle the problem of illegal dumping of building waste in the Emirate. Using these recycled materials will also help minimise the Emirate's dependency on natural materials and therefore reduce the depletion of natural recourses.

The plant was inaugurated by Rashid Al Hajeri, Chairman of Department of Municipal Affairs and Majid Al Mansouri, Managing Director of the Centre in the presence of Dr. Jaber Al Jaberi, Executive Director of Environment Operations at Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD), and Tim Harwood, General Manager, Thiess Services Middle East.

The products generated from this plant will meet high quality standards developed by the Centre, which are based on global best practice. They will be used in various types of projects in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi such as the construction of roads, reclamation, and other infrastructure projects. These recycled products will have the same properties as the natural materials but will be produced at a lower cost than raw natural materials.

The establishment of this plant comes within the 15-year concession agreement signed between the Centre and Thiess Services Middle East to build and manage such a recycling plant.

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