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Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Stations
Infrastructure

As cities expand and usage increases, the role of infrastructure facilities across the Sultanate Transfer stations across the country act as hubs
waste management bodies gets more challenging includes 11 engineered landfills, 18-25 waste where waste is collected and sorted prior to final
and expansive. Best practices for the industry that transfer stations, and bulky item drop-off centers. disposal. These centers serve as staging areas
project future demands are put into action to where waste can be collected and stacked before
develop a solid waste management and disposal being transferred onto bigger trucks to be carried
infrastructure. to landfills. These facilities offer waste segregation,
sorting and temporary storage areas for green,
Shift from traditional and low-efficiency system bulky, and other types of waste. Transfer Stations
to a more sustainable and environmentally- are equipped with weigh bridges, prime movers and
friendly set-up is required. be’ah’s progress hook lifts to ensure smooth and speedy operations.
so far in developing municipal solid waste

Current MSW Infrastructure Status

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An engineered landfill is an engineered pit, where collection and treatment system, groundwater Engineered Engineered
layers of solid waste are placed, compacted and monitoring and gas extraction equipment. landfills landfill
covered for final disposal. It is specifically designed to Operational Under construction
lessen environmental pollution and health risks.

The bottom of the pit is lined with hard-packed clay
soil and/ or plastic to prevent chemicals and germs
from contaminating groundwater, and to avoid waste
seepage.
It has also a cover designed to prevent insects
from breeding. Some of its features include a 14 7
Transfer Transfer
stations stations
Operational Under construction

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