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INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL

WASTE
Industrial Waste is waste that arises from indus- ing infrastructure by developing and increasing
trial processes or healthcare services and is either the operational efficiency of the HCW treatment

hazardous or non-hazardous. It includes waste facility in Al Amerat in Muscat. Moreover, be’ah
from oil and gas activities, manufacturing process- established two other HCW treatment facilities in
es, or energy and water production activities. Haz- North Al Batinah and Dhofar Governorates cover-

ardous waste is a threat to the public and the envi- ing approximately 99.9% of all HCW generated in
ronment due to its physical, chemical or biological the Sultanate. The remaining 0.1% is generated in
nature. be’ah classifies industrial waste into two veterinary clinics. be’ah is currently constructing a
categories: Healthcare Waste (HCW) and Hazard- HCW treatment facility in Musandam Governorate.
ous Waste (HW).

be’ah provides HCW management services on
HEALTHCARE WASTE (HCW) a commercial basis to all governmental and private

HCW The term Healthcare Waste includes all the healthcare institutions across the country.
waste generated within healthcare facilities (hos-
pitals, clinics, dental practices, blood banks, veter-
inary premises), research centers and laboratories
related to medical procedures, including waste

produced in the course of healthcare undertaken
at home (e.g. home dialysis, self-administration of
insulin, etc).

Due to its nature, healthcare waste causes a signifi-
cant risk of infectious contamination. Around 4,500
tons of healthcare waste is generated annually in
healthcare institutions across the Sultanate, the

highest amount of which is produced in the Gov-
ernorate of Muscat by 55% where many regional,
specialist and private healthcare institutions are lo-
cated. Dhofar, North Al Batinah and South Al Shar-

qiyah Governorates come second in this regard.

HEALTHCARE WASTE STRATEGY
AND TREATMENT FACILITIES

be’ah has been providing healthcare waste manage-

ment services since 2012 as part of its healthcare
management strategy that was adopted after tak-
ing over from the Ministry of Health. In fact, be’ah
exerted remarkable efforts to enhance the exist-

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