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Doha
Under the directive of Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) on Monday launched the first phase of an integrated Waste Sorting and Recycling Programme in Qatar.
The programme will be implemented in four phases until 2022.
The Minister of Municipality and Environment HE Eng Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al Subaie was briefed on the programme, its objectives, stages and implementation mechanism during a visit to vehicles and containers used for sorting waste.
Assistant Undersecretary for General Services Affairs at the ministry Safar Mubarak al Shafi stressed that the implementation of the programme comes within the framework of the larger goal of the ministry to protect the environment and achieve sustainable development.
He said that the programme aims to reduce the amount of waste and conserve environment while benefiting economically from recycling waste and achieving sustainable development.
It also seeks to support the private sector and contribute to the realisation of Qatar Vision 2030, he added.
He explained that the first phase of the programme will include distribution of 1,624 new containers to 581 schools in cooperation with specialists in the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, as well as to health centres, hospitals, banks and financial institutions.
The second phase, which will start next year, covers government agencies, commercial complexes, malls, universities, Karwa bus stops, hotels and parks.
The third phase will start in 2021 and cover Corniche area and the city of Doha, where an electronic service will be launched to collect recyclable materials from all houses, he added.
Shafi said that the fourth phase will start in 2022 and include all the facilities, buildings and stadiums.
Shafi added that the success of the programme would depend on cooperation of the public and therefore, awareness programmes would be launched in near future.
Doha
Under the directive of Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) on Monday launched the first phase of an integrated Waste Sorting and Recycling Programme in Qatar.
The programme will be implemented in four phases until 2022.
The Minister of Municipality and Environment HE Eng Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al Subaie was briefed on the programme, its objectives, stages and implementation mechanism during a visit to vehicles and containers used for sorting waste.
Assistant Undersecretary for General Services Affairs at the ministry Safar Mubarak al Shafi stressed that the implementation of the programme comes within the framework of the larger goal of the ministry to protect the environment and achieve sustainable development.
He said that the programme aims to reduce the amount of waste and conserve environment while benefiting economically from recycling waste and achieving sustainable development.
It also seeks to support the private sector and contribute to the realisation of Qatar Vision 2030, he added.
He explained that the first phase of the programme will include distribution of 1,624 new containers to 581 schools in cooperation with specialists in the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, as well as to health centres, hospitals, banks and financial institutions.
The second phase, which will start next year, covers government agencies, commercial complexes, malls, universities, Karwa bus stops, hotels and parks.
The third phase will start in 2021 and cover Corniche area and the city of Doha, where an electronic service will be launched to collect recyclable materials from all houses, he added.
Shafi said that the fourth phase will start in 2022 and include all the facilities, buildings and stadiums.
Shafi added that the success of the programme would depend on cooperation of the public and therefore, awareness programmes would be launched in near future.
