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Integrated Hazardous Waste
Handling and Treatment Facility
in North Batinah
This facility will consist of an incineration plant, a This facility is designed to treat oil and
physical and chemical treatment unit, a solidification chemical waste. The project’s timeline has
unit, 3 types of landfills to cater to different been envisaged in a way that the operations
requirements, and pre-treatment and storage units. are rolled out in a phased manner.
Hazardous Waste Handling
Facility in Duqm:
Together with the Special Economic Zone The facility also includes a storage and handling area
Authority of Duqm (SEZAD), be’ah has finished for industrial organic waste destined for incineration
work on a hazardous waste landfill as well as and industrial waste needing further treatment
a storage facility in Duqm. before landfill disposal. The facility began operations
in mid-2019.
The waste handling facility is designed for both,
municipal and industrial waste. The landfill can accept Studies are also under way to assess the
inorganic industrial waste with the highest values requirements in Dhofar and of the oil fields to find
defined in the landfill acceptance criteria. a sustainable solution for the waste generated.
Current Status of the Integrated Hazardous Waste
Handling and Treatment Facility
500,000 m 3 400,000 m 3 400,000 m 3
Engineered Engineered Engineered Storage areas Solidification plant
landfill landfill landfill
For non leaching For moderate Secure landfill for Operational Ongoing as
waste leaching waste waste with high per plan
leaching potential
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