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CEO’s Message

be’ah’s purpose is quite straightforward and it is to key in achieving our mission.
move Oman towards sustainable waste manage- In terms of controlling the damage caused by leg-
ment practices. Our passion is clearly articulated acy practices, be’ah closed down over 200 tradi-
and defined by our vision, which is ‘to conserve the tional dumpsites across the Sultanate, which had
environment of our beautiful Oman for future gen- been a source of environmental and adverse health
erations’. Our success is dependent on our ability effects and a cause of community discontent.
to share this passion with all of our stakeholders
including communities throughout the country and The strategy for developing the Municipal Solid
establish a positive engagement with them. Reach- Waste sector involves setting up infrastructure and
ing out across our beautiful Oman will enable us to services in all governorates across the country to
adopt more effective waste management practices ensure uninterrupted 24/7 waste management
and behavior. I am very pleased to report that we service. This includes outsourcing 10 contracts
have made great progress in our journey so far. to cover all governorates, establishing 10 landfills
and up to 18-25 transfer stations. We are currently
Solid waste management is a global challenge for operating in 8 governorates in addition to Seeb in
authorities in all countries including ours. These Muscat and our services will extend to cover every
challenges are due to the increasing waste gener- household in Oman by the end of 2019.
ation, the high costs associated with its manage-
ment, its impact on countries’ financial resources, The Hazardous Waste segment has also witnessed
and the lack of awareness regarding waste man- substantial transformation. Our waste treatment
agement best practices, which affects the efficien- services for the healthcare sector have expanded
cy of waste operations and management. In Oman, to cover almost all waste generated in all govern-
we generate approximately 2 million tons of waste mental and private hospitals, and private clinics
every year, an average of 1.2 kg per person every using a network of 3 treatment facilities with 2 dif-
day. ferent technologies and an efficient collection and
transportation system. We are currently treating
Our strategy is inspired by our vision and defined industrial hazardous waste, which is also poised
by our goal to overcome every challenge that the for major transformation with the establishment
country is facing in the waste management field. of Integrated Hazardous Waste Treatment Facili-
We have implemented our plans and designed our ties that shall bring a sustainable solution for the
services in extremely challenging circumstances treatment of industrial hazardous waste and pro-
stemming from the prevailing economic situation, vide the required support for our industrial sector.
lack of effective policies, and the absence of leg- Our strategy of treating this type of waste involves
islation and regulatory framework. As a result, setting up an industrial waste treatment facility
we adopted a phase approach strategy in order to in North Al Batinah and in Duqm. It also involves
achieve these goals. Meanwhile, there is a strong commercialization of the industrial waste services
collaboration with all concerned governmental au- by outsourcing the operations of facilities and sup-
thorities to take this sector to be world class one. porting Small and Medium Enterprises for the col-
The current economic difficulties have caused de- lection and transportation of industrial waste.
lay to the rollout of some elements in our plan, but I
strongly believe that we will achieve all of our goals Our waste diversion strategy aims at diverting
with the support of our stakeholders in the govern- 60% of generated waste from landfills by 2020 and
ment, the industry and the wider community. 80% by 2030. To achieve this goal, be’ah is pursu-
ing many plans that focus on reducing the waste
Commitment to Success generated, introducing and developing the recy-
To achieve our mission, we have set a clear objec- cling and reuse of many types of waste streams,
tive: to deliver a world-class integrated waste man- and recovering lost value in waste through sever-
agement system. We are competent to do so by al projects, such as waste to energy and waste to
working collaboratively with various governmental steam projects. We have completed our feasibility
entities, carrying out streamlining processes, utiliz- study for the waste to energy project and signed a
ing most efficient technologies, building passionate memorandum of understanding with PDO for the
talent, and partnering up with best players in the development of waste to steam project for the ap-
field. Being 100% committed to our end goal is also plication of enhanced oil recovery. We also intro-

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