By: Basem Abusneineh, Operations Manager at Bee'ah UAE.
Waste management is a global concern nowadays. The challenges are increasing in the developing countries due to the lack of proper waste management. Most countries in the Middle East, including Jordan, are trying to improve their waste management systems with the fast increment in population.
Municipal solid
waste generated in
Jordan was more than 2 million tons as in 2015. With the latest census, it was
found that the solid waste generated per capita is 0.99 Kg per day in the urban
areas and 0.87 kg per day in the rural areas. While population is expected to
double in the coming two decades, rate of the solid waste generation will
double as well.
The high generation of solid waste in Jordan
has affected the whole waste management cycle. Collection, for instance, became
a great challenge especially in the highly populated areas. However, about 90%
of waste generated in Jordan is collected from the urban areas and 70% is
collected from the rural areas. In most of the areas, collection is done once
daily. More strategies must be applied to overcome this issue and to reach the
100% collection rate in the nearest future.
Jordan has a long way to go until reaching the
desired integrated waste management system. Nevertheless, it is moving in the
right direction and the coming few years are promising in this field.
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Figure: Actual and estimated amount
of solid waste generation in Jordan
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