Salmi's Sheikh Al-ahmad Described Eight New Waste Recycling Plants

Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ahmad, Director-General of the Environment Public Authority, emphasized the need of continuing to engage with appropriate government institutions to minimize the proportion of pollutants thrown in Kuwait Bay.

In a press statement issued yesterday on the sidelines of the 'Its Role is Right' event, Al-Ahmad stated that steps are being taken to combat pollutants resulting from rainwater sewers that flow into Kuwait Bay and that the idea of installing a water treatment plant inside each sewer before it reaches the sea remains viable. According to a local Arabic newspaper, the EPA intends to undertake this scheme.

He went on to say that the project for these treatment facilities is still on the table, pending approval from the Ministry of Finance. He stated that the Ministry of Works is now striving to minimize the proportion of pollutants put into rainfall sewers and that the EPA is also doing its bit to investigate unlawful sewer connections in order to limit the amount of garbage and pollutants in Kuwait Bay.

"We are working according to the options available to recycle the garbage in Salmi and other regions," Al-Ahmad said of the new permits for recycling factories. There are more than 15 recycling factory licenses in the country, including eight in Salmi."

"There are numerous sites in Salmi for recycling," he said, "through which plastic, glass, paper, and any other garbage will be recycled according to environmental legislation and the authority's waste policy."

The Director-General of the Environment Public Authority emphasized the importance of continuing environmental awareness campaigns in the community, noting that "when developing this idea, the number of landfills in Kuwait will be reduced and contribute to increasing the economic viability of factories," and that the ultimate goal is to eliminate, not increase, landfills in Kuwait by recycling all waste.

"We concentrated on plastic since it is one of the most hazardous wastes in the environment, as well as one of the easiest wastes to recycle," he continued.

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