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European bank, UK provide funding to upgrade Amman's solid waste operations

Xinhua,May 10, 2018 Adjust font size:

AMMAN, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the United Kingdom signed on Wednesday a financing deal with Amman, capital of Jordan, to improve its solid waste operations.

The deal was signed by Janet Heckman, EBRD managing director for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region, and Amman's Mayor Youssef Al Shawarbeh during the EBRD annual meeting at the Dead Sea area of Jordan, the EBRD said in an emailed statement.

The EBRD and UK will provide up to 22 million dinars (31 million U.S. dollars) to help Amman improve its solid waste operations, including Al Ghabawi, Amman's only sanitary landfill facility which also serves Zarqa and Ruseifah.

The city will use the funds to purchase 75 refuse collection vehicles to improve the city's solid waste management.

Due to the Syrian refugee crisis and the growing population, Amman now handles approximately 4,000 tons of solid waste a day, a 48-percent increase from 2011. This has placed unprecedented strain on the solid waste processing infrastructure in the city.

The EBRD has so far signed several financing agreements with Amman, totalling approximately 87 million dinars, including grants, in response to the solid waste crisis linked to the rising number of refugees and rapid population growth.

The funds have financed Amman's construction of a waste-to-energy landfill gas system, the first of its kind in the country, according to the statement.

Since beginning operations in Jordan in 2012, the EBRD has invested over 1 billion euros (1.18 billion dollars) across a wide range of sectors, including power and energy, municipal infrastructure, manufacture, financial services, and small- and medium-sized enterprises. Enditem

 

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