UAE authorities have opened the largest waste sorting and recycling plant in the northern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah with a capacity of 600 tonnes per day.

Developed by the Public Services Department, the new facility comes in line with the UAE’s national objectives of converting 75 per cent of landfill waste by next year.

The plant was inaugurated by Minister of Environment and Climate Change Dr Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zayoudi in the presence of Engineer Ahmed Mohammed Al Hammadi, the director general of the Public Services Department and other executive directors of agencies and departments and sections in the Ras Al Khaimah Department.

Al Hammadi said the high amount of waste recycled this year confirms the success of the future plans of the Ras Al Khaimah Waste Management Authority.

The work at the factory will be carried out in four stages beginnning with the main task of sorting out the waste. This is followed by processing and then storage of the the recycled material and finally loading it to the vehicles for transporting in lines connected to the pressure units of these wastes.

The new plant will help increase the volume of recycled materials by 20 per cent while reducing the amount of waste transferred to landfills, stated Al Hammadi.

It will finally lead to the adoption of sustainable solutions on a large scale, thus serving the emirate in particular and the state in general.