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Municipal Solid Waste
Infrastructure

As cities expand and usage increases, the role of infrastructure facilities across the Sultanate
waste management bodies gets more challenging includes 11 engineered landfills, 18-25 waste
and expansive. Best practices for the industry that transfer stations, and bulky item drop-off centers.
project future demands are put into action to
develop a solid waste management and disposal
infrastructure.

Shift from traditional and low-efficiency system
to a more sustainable and environmentally-
friendly set-up is required. be’ah’s progress
so far in developing municipal solid waste

An engineered landfill is an engineered pit, where collection and treatment system, groundwater
layers of solid waste are placed, compacted and monitoring and gas extraction equipment.
covered for final disposal. It is specifically designed to
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

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