From January, companies will have to pay a tariff to dump their waste under a scheme called Nadhafa by the Centre for Waste Management – Abu Dhabi.
Nadhafa is designed to “monitor, control and record all waste-related activities in the emirate” and tariffs will be based on the size of each business and the amount of waste it has produced.
Businesses will need to apply for a licence on an annual basis that will be charged according to their size, structure and products used. According to a report in The National newspaper, companies that recycle will be charged less.
Earlier this year, the emirate unvelied a new crushing plant that recycles concrete into aggregate for use in road building. The new recycling plant in Al Dhafra, on the very outskirts of Abu Dhabi’s future urban sprawl, has been developed by Thiess Services Middle East – a joint venture between Al Habtoor Leighton Group and Australia’s Thiess Services.
Other aggregates for construction uses will also be developed. The site already has a stockpile of asphalt, which will soon be added to the plant’s recycling programme.