Tag: waste

Going to Waste: Recycling in Jordan

November 1, 2015 / 11595 views

Household recycling in Jordan is next to non-existent, but a new strategy for solid waste management introduced by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs hopes to change this.  By Jane Hosking Many of us don’t think twice about tossing out bottles,…

GAM to Convert Waste into Energy

June 10, 2015 / 2306 views

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has loaned the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) $13 million to fund the construction of a landfill-gas recovery system which converts municipal waste into energy. The project, which is the first of its…