The report of the Services Agency in Al-Ahsa Municipality revealed that the quantities of solid waste received by the construction waste sorting and recycling station in the engineering environmental landfill and recycled during the past year 2023 amounted to 1,013,458 (million and 13 thousand and 458) tons, which included “972,172 tons of construction waste, 39,286 tons of green waste, 2000.” tons of large waste.
The municipality indicated that the engineering environmental landfill contributes to the process of environmental sustainability by sorting and recycling waste and reusing it in many industries, and also ensuring that waste is treated in accordance with the environmental controls and requirements of the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing and the National Waste Management Center to maintain a clean environment free of pollutants. The landfill also includes 3 stations (household waste sorting station, construction waste sorting station, through which construction waste is sorted and recycled and returned in the form of products that can be used in multiple industries, including “underlayment for roads, manufacturing of blocks and bricks used in constructing sidewalks, construction materials for gardens and beautification.” ", an electric power generation station from the gas resulting from the landfill, which converts the gas resulting from the decomposition of waste into electrical energy).