GEO-6 Regional Asssement for West Asia
2.7 Waste management Key messages: Waste management
• Regional municipal solid waste generation is increasing at about 3 per cent per year (median). More than 50 per cent of the municipal solid waste in the region comprises food waste, with organic solids ranging from 22.4 to 34.4 per cent.
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Countries in the West Asia region can aspire to build a circular economy. Integrated management of waste provides a significant opportunity for the whole of West Asia; however, different approaches are required across the region. Notably, socio-economic circumstances, current conflicts and human displacement have a major impact on the waste sector.
2.7.1 Waste generation in West Asia
The total annual quantity of solid waste generated for the 12 West Asian Countries is between 130–150 million tonnes. In 2015, more than 156 million people living in West Asia generated an estimated 45.9 million tonnes of municipal solid waste, as shown in Figure 2.7.1.
yet to experience significant activity in the waste-to-energy sector (More...15)
The wastewater generation rate in the Middle East is estimated at 80–200 litres per day per person, with sewage sludge and septic tank collections sent to landfill.
Solid waste generation and composition is influenced by economic conditions, living standards, urbanisation, and demographic, social and political change, all of which require
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Regional municipal solid waste generation is increasing at about 3 per cent per year (median). More than 50 per cent of the municipal solid waste in the region comprises food waste, with organic solids ranging from 22.4 to 34.4 per cent (Figure 2.7.2). The percentage share of national greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from municipal solid waste ranges from 0.54 (Qatar) to 12.49 (Jordan) and amounted to 30 160 gigagrammes CO2
equivalent (UNFCCC 2015). West Asia is
Figure 2.7.1: West Asia, municipal solid waste generation, tonnes, latest year
Yemen (2013) UAE (2009) Syria (2003) Qatar (2014) OPT
Oman (2013) Lebanon (2013) Kuwait (2012) KSA (2014)
Jordan (2013) Iraq (2013)
Bahrain (2014) 0 2 4 Source: CATEC Tadweer (2014)
the development of more waste management infrastructure to handle the increased amount of waste generated annually.
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