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Sharjah landfill remediation nearly complete

01 December 2007

Emirates Environmental Techno-logy (EET) Company has completed about 75 per cent of the work on the world’s largest landfill remediation site in Sharjah with the remaining 25 per cent due for completion by the end of next year.

This project, being implemented for Sharjah Municipality, involves excavation of about 7 million cu m of landfill waste and sees EET partnering with the Austria-based Innovation und Technik (IUT) Group to deploy the latest technologies in this process while also reducing residual wastes that harm the environment.
Upon completion, the project is expected to increase Sharjah’s land area for the construction of shopping malls, hospitals, hotels and residential complexes in a location that has been cleared of all environmental hazards. At present, the 75 per cent cleared area is being prepared for construction of preliminary infrastructure, building, roads and a new highway.
Tania Afram, chief commercial officer of EET indicates that a team of eight highly-experienced engineers and more than 250 people are working on the site with two sorting lines and more than 33 pieces of mobile mechanical equipment.
'Our dedicated team has adopted the latest solutions for sustainable and cost-efficient landfill remediation, which has ensured that the project will adhere to its predetermined delivery schedule,” she says.
EET is using the “Smell Well” system to aerate and stabilise the landfill waste in addition to deploying international optimised waste-sorting and treatment technology in conjunction with the IUT Group.
“The interest generated by the Sharjah landfill remediation project from the Republic of Austria is a testament to Sharjah’s deep commitment towards leveraging its capacity for nurturing a sustainable business and residential community within its enclaves. The Austrian government is also interested in getting carbon credits from this project, and we will aim to leverage our close partnership with both the Sharjah Municipality and the IUT Group to further the achievements till date,” says Afram.
The Sharjah Municipality has also entrusted EET with the management of a new landfill with a modern cell for dumping waste in accordance with European standards. Upon completion in 2009, the landfill will receive and manage more than 4,000 tonnes of solid waste per day at its site in Al Sajja near the Sharjah Airport Road.