Jordan Country Profile on SWM
Country profile on the Solid Waste Management situation in Jordan (2010)
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Country report on the Solid Waste Management in Jordan (2010)
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Background Information
| Population: | 5.8 million (2009) |
| Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Generation: | 1,964,284 tons (2009) |
| Per Capita MSW Generation: |
0.95 kg/day (urban areas) 0.85 kg/day (rural areas) |
| MSW Generation Growth: | 3.3 % |
| Medical waste generation: | 3,285 tons/year |
| Industrial hazardous waste: | 15,000 tons /year |
| Agricultural waste: | 1.56 million tons/ye |
Technical Performance
Municipal Waste:
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| MSW Collection Coverage: |
70% in rural areas 90% in urban areas |
| MSW Final Destination: |
0% : Composted 10% : Recycled 50% : Landfilled (Engineered landfilling) 35% : Landfilled in controlled dumps 5% : Open dumps |
| Number of operational controlled dumps (Landfills without leachate and biogas management systems) |
0 : Under construction 20 : Constructed 20 : Operational |
| Number of operational Engineered landfills |
0 : Under construction 1 : Constructed 1 : Operational |
Hazardous and industrial Waste:
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| Number of hazardous landfills or plants (Chemical and physical treatment) |
1 : Under construction 0 : Constructed 1 : Operational partially |
| Types of disposal and treatments for medical waste: | incineration and autoclave followed by landfilling |
Policy and Planning Environment
- A National SWM strategy for SWM does not exist
- The National Agenda (2006-2015): identified the need for integrated solid waste management hierarchy
- SWM strategy for Amman Municipality (in preparation)
Legal Framework
- Environmental Protection Law no. 52, of 2006
- Solid Waste Regulation No. 27 of 2005 (generic and not sufficient as a regulatory tool)
- Hazardous materials Management Regulation No.24 for 2005
- Regulation No 1, for 2001 Medical Waste Management
- Regulation of Waste Prevention and Fees (1/1978) and its Amendments (30/ 1983)
Institutional Framework
- For policy and planning: Ministry of Environment
- For implementation: Municipalities and Common Services Councils
- For operation: Municipalities and Common Services Councils
- For monitoring and enforcement: Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Health
Financial and Cost Recovery Arrangements
| Budgetary allocations by Central Government | 25.05 million US$ |
| Budgetary allocation by Municipalities | 23.8 million US$ |
| Cost/per ton for collection | 35.8 US$ |
| Cost per ton for disposal | 4.1 US$ |
| Percentage of cost recovered |
63% in Amman and less than 50% in other citie |
Private Sector involvement
- In collection and disposal of municipal waste: one company in Aqaba City
- In disposal and treatment operation: A consortium of local and international companies won the contract for the construction and operation of a medical and industrial waste treatment facility
- Type of contracts: Management for municipal solid waste and BOOT for medical and industrial wastes
Options for Improvement
- Technical support for: policy and planning, institutional building, cost recovery, management and monitoring of contracts
- Training on proposal and contract preparation, technology assessment, creation of certified landfills operators courses