The Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) has launched a tender inviting qualified developers to submit their bids for developing a new engineering landfill for hazardous waste with a 4.5 million cu m capacity, it has been announced.
In a statement, Tadweer said that the project seeks to support Abu Dhabi’s efforts in waste treatment and management, through the implementation of the latest international technologies. The scope of the project includes designing and building an engineered landfill in line with the environmental standards and health and safety criteria as well as operating the new landfill for one year and covering the cells of the new landfill once they reach their designated capacity.
Engineer Abdul Mohsen Mubarak Al Katheeri, Director of the Project and Facilities Department at Tadweer, said: “The project comes in line with Tadweer’s efforts to improve the sustainable solutions in the emirate by building engineered landfills, and providing innovative waste management solutions.”
“The centre ensures adhering to the best international practices, while taking into account the increased consumption and waste production in the emirate caused by population growth, with the ultimate goal of maintaining a clean, healthy, safe, and sustainable environment for the community in Abu Dhabi.”
The landfill will be built on a 805,200 sqm plot of land next to Hameem Road in Abu Dhabi. The site will be developed by the winning bidder to include an electronic scale for incoming waste, and an environmental monitoring and evaluation station.
It also supports the emirate in implementing the right methods for the treatment of hazardous waste generated from the project for cleaning and disinfecting the Mussafah Channel, which is being carried out by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi.
Faissal Al Hamadi, the Acting Executive Director of the Environmental Quality Sector at the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, said: “We will be cleaning and disinfecting the Mussafah Channel. It will then transport the waste to the landfill that will be constructed by Tadweer. We have completed the surveying to identify the amount the marine sediment, its depth, composition and the methods to ensure its safe disposal.”
“Precautionary measures and safe environmental methods will be employed to clean and disinfect the channel and prevent any contaminants from spreading into nearby water channels,” he noted.
“The project will contribute to bolstering Abu Dhabi’s efforts for providing a clean and healthy environment for members of society, in accordance with our mandate of achieving sustainable development in the emirate.”